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Microsoft Acquires Winternals and Sysinternals

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the internals-are-eternal dept.

SJasperson writes "In a move that will be good for Redmond but may have consequences for the rest of us, Microsoft has acquired Winternals and Sysinternals. This gives them well-known developers Mark Russinovich and Bryce Cogswell as well as dozens of well-loved and much-praised utilities, both commercial and freeware. Though Mark says on his blog that the Sysinternals site will remain 'for the time being,' this would be a good time to download the latest version of essential Windows tools like Process Explorer before they can go mysteriously missing or be locked up behind the wall of Windows Genuine Advantage."

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  1. Re:I never understood... by diamondsw · · Score: 0, Troll

    It's not going to be a popular opinion, but why should Microsoft be supporting such stacks at all?

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    I don't know what kind of crack I was on, but I suspect it was decaf.
  2. Digital Censorship Management by sowth · · Score: 0, Troll

    If you think WGA is bad, wait for Microsoft's DCM. First you won't be able to write any drivers for their OS without thier signature, then who knows how far they'll go. You'll probably have to pay a dollar(US) just to copy a picture you took on your digital camera. Not to mention the activities they will restrict.

  3. In a related story by ClosedSource · · Score: 0, Troll

    Mark Russinovich and Bryce Cogswell announced they are moving out of their parents' basements.