Microsoft will start fighting spyware/adware
Microsoft Acquires Giant, Plans Antispyware Release
Microsoft today announced its acquisition of New York–based Giant Company Software Inc., makers of Giant AntiSpyware, Spam Inspector, and Popup Inspector. (Microsoft will continue to provide support for users of these products).
Read more here:
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1743165,00.asp
re: MS purchase of Giant and Sunbelt CounterSpy
What I find particularly interesting about this aquisition is the following link...pay attention to topic #2 - Microsoft:
http://www.stusnews.com/
Personally, I've been prototyping CounterySpy Enterprise throughout its various beta releases, right up until version 1.0 came out a few weeeks ago. I find it to be the most "enterprise" of all of the anti-spyware/adware solutions I prototyped and getting into the product early enabled me to secure some very attractive pricing.
Anyway, my point is this: Let MS purchase a (dare I say more reliable) anti-spyware/adware company and try to develop a competing product. I'm interested in the definition updates which MS will have to share with Sunbelt and leveraging those definitions with an enterprise product I both trust and am comfortable with.
Cheers,
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