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Story: Microsoft OneCare gets a bashing
Posted by: ML (Sunday 15 May 2005, 10:05 PM)
Firstly, why is everyone so surprised? Micro$haft have been like this for years. I just laughed when I read about 'BumCare'.
Secondly, I'm a Wincrap user, but that's only because I own a nice wintel laptop and need to connect to the Net via a Bluetooth mobile with it. When Linux can do this (easily), I will joyously switch.
In the meantime I've successfully secured my copy of Winturd XtraProfit for the past 2 years with the following apps:
1. Avast! Antivirus (www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html). Free for personal use, auto updating option, incremental definition updates.
2. ZoneAlarm (www.zonelabs.com). Free normal version, auto update notification option.
3. Firefox and...
4. Thunderbird (www.mozilla.org). Both free, Open Source and definitely more secure.
5. Spybot SD and Ad-aware. Both free and easy to use.
So why anyone would pay for Micropants to do the same thing (a lot less competently) I don't know. But there are probably naive or stupid people that will, unfortunately.
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Story: Microsoft OneCare gets a bashing
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This is an outragious conflict of interest. A comp... splinter
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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 -
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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