In Time
We will be free of the CRAPWARE that is called anti-virus.
Kaspersky Labs is dropping its antitrust complaints against Microsoft in Russia and Europe. The Russian antivirus biz had claimed the US software giant was unfairly promoting the use of Windows Defender over third-party security products. In November last year, Russia's Federal Antimonopoly Service probed a complaint by …
Only when we are free from malware. I don't see that happening in my lifetime.
The only way around it is to require signed binaries, and even that isn't a guarantee (you can still be hacked, but you don't have to worry too much about viruses and worms at least so there's not much of a role for AV software)
@DougS "require signed binaries, and even that isn't a guarantee (you can still be hacked, but you don't have to worry too much about viruses and worms"
Unless you're a developer (some has to sign those binaries), or until someone adds a macro language to your favourite app, because of course everyone needs wordprocessor documents that are programs.
Nothing changed in decades, think this fell into the Extinguish box of their normal Embrace, Extend, Extinguish strategy
Well done Kaspersky for the temporary win on the common sense. Just don't bet on it not happening "accidentally" again with another update in a couple of months time.
Think we all know that MS don't deserve any trust in this regard based on their continuous behaviour like this over many years.
What's the difference between this and companies selling Notepad replacements?
Does Microsoft's bundling of Notepad kill off all competition of Notepad replacements or do they exist (and sell) because they offer more functionality than Microsoft's offering?
What about games like Solitaire? Has Microsoft killed the 3rd party card games market? Don't think so.
Sounds like someone (mentioning no names) isn't selling much because their product is basically rubbish and they want to blame everyone apart from themselves.
As much as I don't particularly like Microsoft, I trust them implicitly over a bunch of demonic Russians. That will be the day I allow this country to put anything on my computer, never mind a program with access to everything going in and out.
In this case, it is Microsoft all the way!
I would rather trust a Russian company whose business plan is to find and close exploits, when compared to an American company whose business plan is to release exploitable products due to shitful coding, and placing greater import on bells and whistles instead of security and stability.