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Story: Europe fears Microsoft's security push

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Yeah, put more muscle into marketing tactics. That's what it's all about, right? So starting right now all anti-virus vendors should delay their Windows specific anti-virus signature files for at least 20 days (Microsoft does that with most of their security patches, so why shouldn't they?). Do or die, right?

If Microsoft is so good with security then surely they'll life up to that challenge without problem for sure. Seems only the right thing to do. Equal oppurtunity and all that. Meaning, (ab)use your current market share. Of course, if Microsoft wouldn't be all to happy about that then they can renegotiate the when and how of their introduction into the anti-virus market with concerned current anti-virus vendors. Surely everyone involved has only the best interest of consumers in general in mind. So us consumers need not to worry. And surely the Microsoft anti-virus team won't favour the Microsoft Windows team, or any other Microsoft team, in any way. They only work for the same boss and their managers just happen to lunch in the same room just about daily. Anyone seeing a possible conflict of interest with that surely doesn't have any clue about common human behaviour. Sigh.

But that's not how Microsoft (fans) want things to go down. They want the current anti-virus vendors to do their part until Microsoft is finally ready to take over.

Like playing Ceasar. Thanks for building an empire and taking care of our (security) neglects. Now look the other way and take the stab in the back.

Thank you. Next!

Next runners up. The gaming industry. And the ads industry. Like anti-virus vendors have been warned about years ago. Betting on a single horse is a sure way of ending up in the gutter.

Business 101. Spread your risks. Also meaning, spread your revenues streams. Don't ever become vitally dependant.

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