Microsoft! You make me proud again!
October 3, 2006 by antoniooi
Again, Microsoft has won the crowd. That also proves that my insight can never be wrong.
Due to the failure of third-party security protection software, such as Norton Antivirus and McAfee, Microsoft has decided to come out with their own antivirus and antispyware software, which to be bundled with the upcoming version of the next generation Windows operating system, Windows Vista. These security tools are like Windows Defender and Windows Live One Care. Others like Windows Firewall, which has been long in the market since the release of Windows XP Service Pack 2.
Unfortunately, here comes the trouble makers in Europe again. In Europe, both Symantec and McAfee are complaining about Microsoft for not giving out the Vista security source code to them in making their products to be ready for Windows Vista. Download.com has opened a blog to receive comments from the public and below is my comment as one of the millions supporters of Microsoft:
"Chances have been given, but how well that the 3rd-party can protect? One of my friends just complained to me that she needs to disable Norton Antivirus then only she can start surfing using IE and Yahoo IM. Another one also told me that after disabling Zone Alarm then only he can access the online Banking site which requires IE.
Again, as I said, chances have been given, but how well did they (3rd parties) perform? It’s time for Microsoft to protect themselves as well as the end-users instead of depending on those craps.
Comment by Antonio Ooi — Tuesday October 3rd, 2006 @ 12:30 pm"
Initially, I really thought that lesser and lesser of people have favor Microsoft, but when I started to read through the hundred over comments given by the public, I finally get back my smile on my face again — Bill, you never let me down!
I think the reason behind MS’s move is driven by economic or again the monopolistic reason. Either way such act is again predatory. Looks like lawyers will be busy and the press will be happy again.
I always believe in good and evil. Everybody started the business from zero, and the consumers are result oriented. I always believe everybody has been given a fair chance to compete, and whether one can or cannot success is very much depending on the customers’ feedbacks. As long as one is not evil, I will fully support them til the last breath. If MS ‘accidently’ monopolize the market, let it monopolize. I won’t give a damn. Remember, the consumers are not Bill Gates relatives, and perhaps this is what u said: “driven by economic”.
Another fact to support Microsoft on this act:
http://www.thepcspy.com/articles/other/what_slows_windows_down/3