Microsoft Anti-Spyware to Be Free of Charge

Posted by Zonk on Wednesday February 16, 2005 @04:19AM from the just-the-right-price dept.

fubar1971 writes "During his keynote speech at the at the RSA Security Conference Bill Gates announced that the MS antispyware will be offered for free. From his speech: 'We've looked hard at the nature of this problem, and made a decision that this anti-spyware capability will become something that's available at no additional charge for Windows users -- both the blocking capability, and the scanning and removal capabilities.' Additional information at Government Computer News." Update: 02/16 16:57 GMT by Z : Microsoft was previously considering charging extra for this service.

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Re:It wasn't a big change... by jmulvey · 2005-02-16 05:13 · Score: 0, Flamebait

Your post is so over-the-top, I had to read it again just to make sure you weren't being sarcastic. You weren't.

I hope you don't go outside very often. Have you considered the risks of crossing the street? Do you fully understand the probability of an airplane flying over your head right now dropping a piece of toilet ice that could kill you?