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EC Watching Microsoft Security Moves
Rob writes "The European Commission is looking into Microsoft Corp's recent moves into the desktop
security market, according to Symantec Corp, one of the companies that stand to lose the
most if Microsoft leverages its monopoly to compete. We've not filed any official
complaint," a Symantec spokesperson said. "We've responded to a request for
information from the European Commission... we were not proactive, they came to us."
Microsoft announced last week that it will offer an enterprise desktop security
package comprising antivirus,
antispyware, firewall and centralized administration. That's in addition to its OneCare
consumer offering, currently in beta."
....I think someone is going to be throwing some chairs shortly.
This is my opinion. To make sure you don't steal it, it's covered by the DMCA.
If you are running a legal copy of Windows then you did, in fact, pay for software that almost works.
End of lesson. You may press the button.