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Microsoft May Charge for Security Tools

Posted by michael on from the rated-r-for-racket dept.

rscrawford writes "CNN reports that Microsoft may charge extra for security software. So first they edge their competition out of the browser market, then they tie IE into the OS so tightly that a crash in IE can crash the computer, and then they make IE so vulnerable that just using it is hazardous to the typical computer's health, and now they want to CHARGE users to fix it?"

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  1. oblig... by Mad_Rain · · Score: 5, Funny

    So THAT'S what Step two is. =P

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    1. Re:oblig... by Trailwalker · · Score: 3, Funny

      Step two is to issue a patch for a critical vulnerability in the new MS-AntiSpyware app.

      Six months after it is discovered.

  2. Good advertisement. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    If Microsoft were to hire on the Verizon Wireless guy, they could have him walking across the country asking "Can I screw you now?"

    1. Re:Good advertisement. by Moofie · · Score: 3, Funny

      And here, I thought that our British forebears could spell.

      Guess you're not all that civilized after all...

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  3. Just one thing to say: by sgant · · Score: 5, Funny

    What balls!

    What a huge, big, heavy set of balls this company has.

    Hey, let's kick them!

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    1. Re:Just one thing to say: by EnronHaliburton2004 · · Score: 3, Funny

      Hey, let's kick them!

      You ever kick the balls of an 800 pound gorilla?

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  4. Re:Once again, Microsoft blames the users. by yelvington · · Score: 4, Funny

    When Microsoft activates Skynet, the error-prone users will no longer be an issue.

  5. Re: thpt! by Tackhead · · Score: 3, Funny
    > "[H]elping to protect its customers" seems awfully euphemistic to me. Wouldn't it help their customers more to release software without the security holes that allow malware in the first place?

    Not at all. The word "help" is used in the sense of "Hi. We're from Microsoft and we're here to help... ourselves."

  6. Company charges money for product... by kahei · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...slashdotters baffled.

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  7. Re:User error, eh? by rackhamh · · Score: 4, Funny

    Spyware STILL got in. Every Spybot scan would regularly reveal something nasty (normally DSO or other IE Exploits).

    Moral of the story: pick your porn sites wisely.

  8. Re:...and this is surprising because? by Eggplant62 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Really, this is just MS's Xmas gift to the Open Source Software movement. They've shot themselves in the toes too many times to count so far. Now they've shot themselves in the kneecap; next shot will be to the head.

  9. Re:Once again, Microsoft blames the users. by wastingtape · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yes. I noticed the glitch in the Matrix as well.

  10. Re:Once again, Microsoft blames the users. by DownloadTHIS · · Score: 4, Funny

    I actually agree with Microsoft here. These problems are caused by human error. Running Windows definitely falls under that catagory.

  11. Re:Once again, Microsoft blames the users. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    If Microsoft is running Skynet, we have nothing to fear.