Microsuck for or against spam?

[suselinux]

I saw a couple of interesting articles on Slashdot

one about MS's fight against spam here

and a more recent one about an anti spam bill being shot down in California      here

and who killed it? starts with an M..........

from the latter link:

 

quote:After watching her bill stall in committee Tuesday, Bowen went on the offensive against what she said was the real culprit in the bill's defeat: Microsoft.

"Trusting Microsoft to protect computer users from spam is like putting telemarketers in charge of the do-not-call list," Bowen said in a statement. "Microsoft uses a megaphone to tell everyone how much it hates spam at the same time it's working overtime to kill truly tough anti-spam laws  

 

[Doctor V]

Ha ha ha,

M$ against spam?  They will say anything for good publicity.  They also claim to be dedicated to security.

Try opening a hotmail account watch how much spam it builds up in a week.

V

[LordWiccara]

quote: At Microsoft, as part of our drive to create a more trustworthy computing environment, we are significantly stepping up our efforts to fight spam and its pollution of the email ecosystem. Although there is no easy fix, we believe that spam can and must be dramatically reduced. We're working toward this goal on many fronts, through technological innovation and in partnership with other leaders in industry and government.

i find this very amusing seeing as how we always have to send them personal information to make our computer more "secure."  what a crock

[Pissed_Macman]

No, you don't just need a hotmail account to get spammed using Windows. The first time I used XP, which was only a few nights ago, the first thing that happened when I logged into the guest account is about a zillion popups came up. Then while I was playing Warcraft III a popup opened and minimized the window at a critical part of the game and I lost as a result.

[Fett101]

Messenger popup? There's always that $30 piece of software  

[Stryker]

quote:Originally posted by Fett101:
Messenger popup? There's always that $30 piece of software    

Those things are for idiots... (obviously, as they are targeting windows users), disabling messenger by:

a.) stop using windows
b.) turn off messenger (duh, just 8 clicks)
c.) buy software to do B for you

Both B and C will result in microsoft eventually finding out, you send them info to "improve" their os... so the next release you won't be able to do B or C.

[suselinux]

30$  ??

you can download Linux for free