Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

Microsoft Begins anti-virus Software Development

Posted by Hemos on from the long-expected dept.

An anonymous reader writes "From the article: Microsoft's announcement that it will enter the AV market next year, with initial trials starting next week, could be a sign of many things to come, says SecurityFocus's Kelly Martin. " Not unexpected, given their recent purchase.

4 of 199 comments (clear)

  1. Why is there a picture of a Caterpillar? by TAZ6416 · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Is that meant to me a worm at the top of the page then?

    Jonathan

  2. APRIL FOOLS!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Man that year went fast!!

  3. I am so glad by suezz · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    that I use linux - I was so sick of licenses and having to pay the redmond cash cow -

    Linux gives me that freedom from being strapped down by them - both in fees and in what I want to do with my computer. I can do what I want with it without having to buy another product or license.

    I bought an old imac for my daughter so she could do some of her games but you know we ended up putting linux on it because she liked it better than the Mac OS. Go figure.

    1. Re:I am so glad by Stormwatch · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      If your old iMac came with OS9, I'm not surprised. That was terribly unstable. If she had used OSX - especially 10.3 or later - now that'd be surprising.

      --
      Circumcision is child abuse.