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Every 5th Call At Dell Is Spyware-Related

Posted by timothy on from the yes-ma'am-that's-a-feature dept.

prostoalex writes "Financial Express quotes a Dell executive saying that spyware is installed on roughly 90% computers out there. Right now 20% of all Dell phone support calls are spyware-related. University of Washington research this March published a moderate estimate of 5.1% PCs running spyware."

11 of 559 comments (clear)

  1. Re:In that case... by LGagnon · · Score: 0, Troll

    How about something that prevents it?

  2. Spyware is a GOOD thing by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Spyware is a good thing. It allows advertisers to better target ads to users, thus allowing them to secure more money for the same amount of ads. This makes it more profitable for these companies to release free software. If you like high quality free software, you should accept and welcome spyware.

  3. Re:Hello by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll
    Ah yes, that racist outsourcing humor never gets old.

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  4. I just took that as meaning by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    that 10% of their business now is linux. not bad huh?

  5. Re:Well 10%.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    You're a fucking douche.

  6. Re:Hello by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Shut your piehole, you curry-smelling dothead.

  7. Why was this modded "Troll"?? by mrbrown1602 · · Score: -1, Troll

    Since when is stating an obvious fact being a troll????

    1. Re:Why was this modded "Troll"?? by cbiltcliffe · · Score: 0, Troll
      Since when is stating an obvious fact being a troll????
      Since you disagreed with some schmuck who happens to have mod points.....
      I made some pretty factual comment about the USPTO a few days ago, and I got modded troll, too.
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  8. Re:Hello by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Maybe you should stop stealing our jobs, you shiftless dothead.

  9. Re:85% of all support calls I get are from spyware by andy1307 · · Score: 0, Troll
    When my friends call me a geek for using Linux,

    Why would anyone need to run spyware on us? Just the fact that we're running linux should be a red flag for companies selling dating services and personal hygiene products.

  10. Re:Linux??? by TheAwfulTruth · · Score: 0, Troll

    Purely... for the moment.

    There is nothing in Linux other than market share protecting it from spyware.

    If every windows user was a Linux user today then Linux would be beset with just as much spyware.

    The question is. Will Linux use the information gained from Microsofts current problems to avoid being a future spyware target?

    Or will people continue to chant "this is purely a problem with Microsoft Windows" and ignore the Linux vunerability to the very same problem till they get hit in the face with it?

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