[Am-info] Microsoft Slap Major Spam Ring With Lawsuits

[John J. Urbaniak]

Fred Miller wrote:

> "Microsoft has been aggressive in the pursuit of spammers. In June, the
> Redmond, Wash.-based computer giant -- which has its own online service, MSN,
> and a prime spam target in its Hotmail Web-based e-mail service -- filed 15
> lawsuits in the U.S. and the U.K. targeting companies it said were spamming
> MSN and Hotmail users."
>
> http://www.techweb.com/wire/story/TWB20031218S0008

A diversionary tactic, I think.  Microsoft wants to equate spam with viruses in
the minds of the public.

They are not the same thing.  Viruses are largely propagated because of flaws in
Windows.  Microsoft is directly responsible for these flaws.

Everybody hates spam, but it's not spread because of flaws or defects in
Windows.  In coming out against spam, it looks like Microsoft is fighting virus
propagation, which, of course, it is not.

John