[Am-info] Microsoft steps into security software industry

[Roy Bixler]

On Wed, Jun 11, 2003 at 09:03:49AM -0400, Erick Andrews wrote:
> It would appear from this article that they don't have the ability
> or desire to do the basics:  fix their own problems first.
> 
> http://www.guardian.co.uk/microsoft/Story/0,2763,975149,00.html
> 
> "[...]
> Microsoft plans to release its own antivirus product, but has not 
> decided whether basic antivirus technology will be bundled into its 
> Windows operating system, Mr Nash said.  The company will sell 
> subscriptions to corporate customers and consumers for the
> updated inoculation files that protect against new viruses. [...]"

Here's another take on this story:

All your Linux and Novell antivirus are belong to us, Microsoft
http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=9944

GeCAD apparently had a cross-platform virus scanner.  To put it
mildly, the cross-platform ability has an unclear future.  OS/2 users
might appreciate the analogy made at the bottom of the article to
Microsoft's acquisition of Connectix VM technology aka Virtual PC.

R.