Microsoft Discusses Anti-Spyware Plans

LaughingCoder writes "Microsoft has announced their plans for the (currently free) AntiSpyware application, which is now in Beta. It is currently slotted to be bundled with Windows Vista. The end-user has the option of switching it out and using a different vendor's spyware protection if they want." From the article: "Microsoft gave an official name to its software for protecting computer users against spyware. The software, which has been known as Windows AntiSpyware Beta 1, will be called Windows Defender when the finished version becomes available next year, a Microsoft spokesperson said Tuesday. A posting on Microsoft's TechNet Web blog announced the change on Friday and also revealed some details about capabilities coming to the software. The current version of Windows AntiSpyware Beta 1 has 18 million users, the spokesperson said. "

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[Anonymous Coward]

Instead of wasting time (CPU cycles) and bandwith (downloading the newest definitions), why doesn't Microsoft start from scratch and make a secure, stable OS? It is embarassing that the company that makes the OS distributes the cure(?) for the disease instead of preventing it.

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Rick (Yeah, I'm expecting a Troll rating for this one)

And you certainly deserve it. Why is it that other companies can prove that it is possible to develop secure and easy to use systems? Why is it that Microsoft itself (albeit, after the fact) has shown that they are capable of securing the very same parts of the OS that many warned them were vectors for viruses and malware?