LOL!!! MS takes stand against spyware

[Xeen]

According to this article, Microsoft is presenting a new anti-spyware strategy. Read more for the hilarious details.

I for one can't stop laughing. The words anti-spyware and Microsoft just do not go together considering:
Super Hidden/archived internet history in Windows
Spyware in Windows Media Player
Spyware in Windows Messenger
Hidden text history in MS Word documents.

All I have to say about that article is:
     :rolleyes:        

[hm_murdock]

Yar, it be very humorous, indeed.

[WMD]

They just want to clear away all the 3rd-party spyware in order to make more room for their own.  Longhorn, anyone?  

[Topdawg2050]

They could make mega-bucks if they made deals with some 3rd party survey groups.... Oh wait Billy already wipes his ass with million dollar bills.  

[savet]

This isn't news....we've always known MS can't tolerate competition.  

Beautiful business model they have.  Create a sub-standard OS, blame problems on 3rd party vendors, and use your products to fill the gap left by the exclusion of your competition.

[Topdawg2050]

Does bill even know what the word competition is? Would it be so much of a bad thing to just donate a billion dollars to some charity or something? i mean, lets say you have 80 bucks... would you give your friend a fucking dollar or keep it to yourself?!

[Meshuggener]

He does donate quite a bit of money I believe - to charities and such.  Whether or not he does it out of kindness, or for a good public image is another story.

[M51DPS]

The only way we would know if it really works is if it deletes itself.

[psyjax]

quote:Originally posted by Meshuggener:
He does donate quite a bit of money I believe - to charities and such.  Whether or not he does it out of kindness, or for a good public image is another story.

the dude could give every man woman and child in the US a million dollars and still come out with a cool billion. Now THAT would be generous!

[solarflare]

quote:Originally posted by Meshuggener:
He does donate quite a bit of money I believe - to charities and such.  Whether or not he does it out of kindness, or for a good public image is another story.

Actually - he donates alot of cash because it is a tax writeoff for Microsoft.

Do you really think bill gates gives anything away without getting more in return??

If you do - then you no nothing about his empire he's created!

[PseudoRandomDragon]

As I recall, he gave away like half what he had.