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Offline Clive

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Security firms blast Microsoft for free antivirus offer
« on: November 12, 2010, 23:29 »
Apparently some security firms seem to have a problem with Microsoft's free anti-virus software. They think customers would much prefer to pay them for their anti-virus software. 

http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-20022148-245.html

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Re: Security firms blast Microsoft for free antivirus offer
« Reply #1 on: November 12, 2010, 23:32 »
It was bound to happen. They'll just have to write some more viruses that only their products can remove.
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Re: Security firms blast Microsoft for free antivirus offer
« Reply #2 on: November 13, 2010, 11:55 »
Don't joke...
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Re: Security firms blast Microsoft for free antivirus offer
« Reply #3 on: November 13, 2010, 12:17 »
I wasn't... 
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Re: Security firms blast Microsoft for free antivirus offer
« Reply #4 on: November 14, 2010, 09:02 »
Sour grapes I fear. If the Security Companies made their products less expensive, there would be more people buying them.

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Re: Security firms blast Microsoft for free antivirus offer
« Reply #5 on: November 14, 2010, 10:33 »
I guess it could be argued that some of them are free...  but I don't think Trend Micro and Panda Security are.
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