Look...I'm not making up the standard here...thats what was promised. Gates himself said it. So whether its fair or not, it is the standard he's going to be judged by here in the real world. Is it realistic for one company to acheive that goal...no probably not...I admit that, but then don't promise it {Gates...not you}.
And Hamlin takes credit on MS's behalf across the board "...he said the problem would be solved, and I think that is what we actually have accomplished" so whether he has solved the problem for you alone is irrelevant. He's claiming across the board responsibility..and that is just plain assinine, a point you seem to agree with.
The only problem with your statement is you're talking about a filter at the end point, and so it only helps those that actually use Outlook. I do not ( and I know I'm not alone). So, to re-iterate what has already been said... Microsoft has NOT "eliminated spam". They may have reduced it in the inboxes of people who use their products, but thats a huge leap in logic to say they eliminated it. I have seen a huge drop in spam in my inbox as well, but since I do not use any Microsoft products, I cannot attribute the change to MS. In my case I believe it is actually my ISP (Earthlink) who is making the biggest difference.
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Look...I'm not making up the standard here...thats what was promised. Gates himself said it. So whether its fair or not, it is the standard he's going to be judged by here in the real world. Is it realistic for one company to acheive that goal...no probably not...I admit that, but then don't promise it {Gates...not you}. And Hamlin takes credit on MS's behalf across the board " ...he said the problem would be solved, and I think that is what we actually have accomplished" so whether he has solved the problem for you alone is irrelevant. He's claiming across the board responsibility..and that is just plain assinine, a point you seem to agree with.
The only problem with your statement is you're talking about a filter at the end point, and so it only helps those that actually use Outlook. I do not ( and I know I'm not alone). So, to re-iterate what has already been said... Microsoft has NOT "eliminated spam". They may have reduced it in the inboxes of people who use their products, but thats a huge leap in logic to say they eliminated it. I have seen a huge drop in spam in my inbox as well, but since I do not use any Microsoft products, I cannot attribute the change to MS. In my case I believe it is actually my ISP (Earthlink) who is making the biggest difference.