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Spy Sweeper, the Next Netscape?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the speculative-business dept.

GenieGenieGenie writes "AP is running a story about Webroot's Spy Sweeper, specifically about the competition it's facing from Vista's bundled anti-spyware. Webroot's CEO David Moll maintains that 'The taking of a second-best product in this space [i.e. Vista's Defender, f.k.a. AntiSpyware] is akin to locking half the doors in your house,' but others seem to think that if Moll doesn't want his company to become a second Netscape, it would 'ultimately [...] need to offer more than just an anti-spyware package.' The interesting issue here is whether this need for broadening the offer would be the case also for other leading companies subject to similar 'bundled-with' competition."

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  1. Opportunity! by Ohreally_factor · · Score: 5, Funny

    I think there's an opportunity here for someone to sell a spyware app, but to bundle a free operating system with it. That ought to hit MS where it hurts. =)

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    1. Re:Opportunity! by grogdamighty · · Score: 2, Funny

      I completely agree - only a user with a defect would use Internet Explorer. ; )

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    2. Re:Opportunity! by mrchaotica · · Score: 4, Funny

      Hmm, that business tactic sounds familiar... oh yeah, that's right--the Mafia does the same thing!

      "Yeah, you'd better buy our 'protection service,' cause, you know, Vinnie and me would sure hate to see something happen to your computer..."

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  2. email by LittleBigScript · · Score: 2, Funny

    Simple. Include email functionality. It will happen anyway.

  3. Protection software for MS' anti-spyware software by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Maybe they could start writing software to protect against the flaws in MS' new anti-spyware software.

  4. Doors locked, now what about Windows? by noidentity · · Score: 2, Funny

    "Webroot's CEO David Moll maintains that 'The taking of a second-best product in this space [i.e. Vista's Defender, f.k.a. AntiSpyware] is akin to locking half the doors in your house,'"

    His product may lock all the doors in the house, but Windows is still wide-open. If you want a secure house, don't start with a modular home that fell off the truck a few times during transport.