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All Things Microsoft => Microsoft as a Company => Topic started by: Xeen on 23 April 2004, 00:14

Title: LOL!!! MS takes stand against spyware
Post by: Xeen on 23 April 2004, 00:14
According to this (http://www.winnetmag.com/windowspaulthurrott/Article/ArticleID/42432/windowspaulthurrott_42432.html) 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:
  (http://graemlins/displeased.gif)    :rolleyes:    (http://graemlins/scared.gif)    :(
Title: LOL!!! MS takes stand against spyware
Post by: hm_murdock on 23 April 2004, 01:39
Yar, it be very humorous, indeed.
Title: LOL!!! MS takes stand against spyware
Post by: WMD on 23 April 2004, 02:08
They just want to clear away all the 3rd-party spyware in order to make more room for their own.  Longhorn, anyone?  :D
Title: LOL!!! MS takes stand against spyware
Post by: Topdawg2050 on 23 April 2004, 02:11
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.  (http://graemlins/fu.gif)
Title: LOL!!! MS takes stand against spyware
Post by: savet on 23 April 2004, 03:57
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.
Title: LOL!!! MS takes stand against spyware
Post by: Topdawg2050 on 23 April 2004, 04:54
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?!
Title: LOL!!! MS takes stand against spyware
Post by: Meshuggener on 23 April 2004, 08:09
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.
Title: LOL!!! MS takes stand against spyware
Post by: M51DPS on 23 April 2004, 23:27
The only way we would know if it really works is if it deletes itself.
Title: LOL!!! MS takes stand against spyware
Post by: psyjax on 26 April 2004, 11:01
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!
Title: LOL!!! MS takes stand against spyware
Post by: solarflare on 29 April 2004, 03:11
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!
Title: LOL!!! MS takes stand against spyware
Post by: PseudoRandomDragon on 30 April 2004, 06:31
As I recall, he gave away like half what he had.