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Microsoft Anti-Spyware to Be Free of Charge

Posted by Zonk on 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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  1. ::dream sequence:: by SomeGuyFromCA · · Score: 1, Troll
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    thank you for running microsoft anti-spyware.

    the following DANGEROUS! COMMUNIST! FASCIST! INFECTIOUS programs were detected and were removed.
    • mozilla firefox
    • openoffice
    • pegasus mail
    • winamp


    future installations of these programs may lead to system slowdowns, resource shortages and critical errors. do you wish to keep your computer safe by adding these programs to autoinstallblock list?

    [(green checkmark)OK] [(red international no symbol) Cancel]
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    or even worse:

    "all dangerous programs were removed. your system is completely safe and secure with Microsoft product updates automatically installed. all is well. we have always been at war with eurasia."
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    if the answer isn't violence, neither is your silence / freedom of expression doesn't make it alright