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Story: Microsoft OneCare gets a bashing
Posted by: Anonymous (Friday 13 May 2005, 9:00 PM)
My first reaction is that charging for OneCare is a bad idea.
"If Microsoft didn't charge for this proposed service, then it is highly likely that they would get sued for anti comepitive practices."
This is like saying MS is obligated to relase insecure, vulnerable, buggy software in order to support an industry built around past mistakes. In this case it is in the public interest to move on and allow MS to correct their mistakes. No doubt they are sued on a daily basis anyway.
However, it is not ethical for MS to have a financial incentive to release bad software.
It brings up the question of how is an operating system supposed behave? It won't keep a user from clicking on an infected email, or responding to a phishing scam. Should a anti-virus protection be an integrated part of the operating system? or a separate utility?
If we say, no anti-virus should not be integrated, then MS has free entry into that market with subscriptions (with an unfair competitive advantage...). If we say, yes, it should be integrated, then maybe we hear cries of a monopoly?
The only way to really level the playing field is to call for open source Windows software. Otherwise it's the schoolyard bully grabbing all the lunch money, or the tire shop throwing tacks in the road.
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Story: Microsoft OneCare gets a bashing
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oooooooooooo that's funny. Microsoft says, " our p... Anonymous -
Whats the difference,you pay for AV software... Wayne Hynes -
http://distrowatch.com Anonymous
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This is an outragious conflict of interest. A comp... splinter
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What's the difference between a subscription... Anonymous
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If Microsoft didn't charge for this prop... Anonymous -
My first reaction is that charging... Anonymous -
I say that vendor liability is... Arthur B.
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I have seen comments like thes... Ryan Egesdahl
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I cannot believe that Microsoft would have... MSK1812
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I personally find these comments astounding, these... Anonymous
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Truly amazing is the number of people who wel... Roger Pratt
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As a Mac user I don't know weather to laugh or cry... Anonymous
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Every piece of software has bugs and flaws. M... Anonymous
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Here I come UNIX! Screw Micro$oft! Anonymous
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I've been on the fence for a while now...I've look... Steve Daniels
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Your arguement is barely existant and so silly tha... Bryan Steward
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For Microsoft to charge anything for the faulty so... Anonymous
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Microsoft is now trying to make more money off of... Tom G.
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I have no problem with Microsoft entering the... David Wright
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It is perhaps the most underhand tactic Microsoft... Marc Dresdon
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OK i've rerad the responses to the article and bel... Andy
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This is really interesting. Because I dont know ho... Anonymous
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Firstly, why is everyone so surprised? Micro$... ML
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Apple effectively does the same with its different... Liam
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Is this a hoax? Anonymous
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I agree with Microsoft, somethings must be payed.... Carlos
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What a great idea! This way Microsoft can purpose... Anonymous
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It's simply amazing how many people have so m... Anonymous
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Linux awaits you all. It makes sense from both a b... Anonymous
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But then again I suppose if anyone knows how... Kevin Sinclair
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Symantec have been doing it for years. Have you e... Anonymous
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I too,think this whole thing is incredible.A decen... Bruce White
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Anti-Virus software makers do not sell updates to... Anonymous
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Wake up you nerds. Of course there are going to b... Tom Thumb
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Bill Gates is the anti-christ, open source so... Anonymous
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This sounds a lot like the old Mafia scheme of "pr... Anonymous
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Microsoft is known for selling half-baked products... Arthur B.
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Microsoft WOULD give us this stuff for free if it... Anonymous
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And the world should be perfect. WaWaWa! They will... Anonymous
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