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Vista May Put Anti-Spyware Companies Out

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the getting-ahead-of-ourselves dept.

Ant wrote to mention a C|Net article with an interesting premise: Windows Vista's tough approach to spyware may put anti-spyware companies out of business. From the article: "While this may be good news for buyers of Vista, it is not for anyone who makes a living from selling anti-spyware software. The worldwide market has boomed recently, reaching $97 million in revenue in 2004, up 240.4 percent from a year earlier, according to IDC. However, companies such as Webroot Software and Sunbelt Software are in for tough times, analysts said."

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  1. Yeah, sure by coffeechica · · Score: 1, Redundant

    With some luck Vista will block the current spyware, but it's only a matter of time until someone finds their way around it again. It's still Microsoft, for God's sake, when have they managed to secure something for the last time? And once there is spyware leaking through, the anti-spyware companies come in again because you can hardly rely on MS to handle it in a timely fashion, given their track record.

    Make something foolproof, and someone will make better idiots. Make something spyware-proof, and someone will program better spyware.

  2. Also the computer repair business by noldrin · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I know a couple people who do computer repair. They make it sound like the most they do on a majority of calls is do spyware and antivirus checks.

  3. M$ may put anti-spyware companies out of business. by boltik · · Score: 0, Redundant

    And i might sleep with [insert your prefered female selebrity here] later this year. Actually it may not happen.