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> http://news.com.com/2100-1046_3-1015096.html
> Microsoft to buy antivirus software maker
> Matthew Broersma, June 10 2003

> Microsoft has announced its intention to acquire GeCad Software, a
> Romanian antivirus technology developer, in order to improve the
> security in its Windows platform.

>   The deal, the financial terms of which were not disclosed, would add a
> team of antivirus experts to Microsoft's stable of developers and give
> the company the ability to offer antivirus systems across all its
> products ...
> ---

> "Malicious code and worms are a big threat to our customers," said
> Hilary Wittman, Microsoft's security marketing manager for the United
> Kingdom.

> As a side benefit, Wittman said the acquisition would give Microsoft a
> more significant presence in software development in Europe.

> Matthew Broersma reported from London.
> ------- unquote -------

> I wonder will these 'antivirus systems' cost extra on top of the yearly
> rent ?
> ---

>>http://news.com.com/2100-1046_3-1015096.html
>>Microsoft to buy antivirus software maker
>>Matthew Broersma, June 10 2003

>>Microsoft has announced its intention to acquire GeCad Software, a
>>Romanian antivirus technology developer, in order to improve the
>>security in its Windows platform.

>>  The deal, the financial terms of which were not disclosed, would add a
>>team of antivirus experts to Microsoft's stable of developers and give
>>the company the ability to offer antivirus systems across all its
>>products ...
>>---
>>"Malicious code and worms are a big threat to our customers," said
>>Hilary Wittman, Microsoft's security marketing manager for the United
>>Kingdom.
>>As a side benefit, Wittman said the acquisition would give Microsoft a
>>more significant presence in software development in Europe.

>>Matthew Broersma reported from London.
>>------- unquote -------
>>I wonder will these 'antivirus systems' cost extra on top of the yearly
>>rent ?
> I don't think Microsoft intends to sell anti-virus software.  I think they
> just wanted to acquire a broad base of knowledge about how viruses attack
> windows, so they can design windows to be less susceptible.

> I don't think Microsoft intends to sell anti-virus software.  I think they
> just wanted to acquire a broad base of knowledge about how viruses attack
> windows, so they can design windows to be less susceptible.

> Erik Funkenbusch scribbled:
> <deletia>
>>MS even said they have no plans to sell GeCad's products.
> Of course Microsoft does not intend to sell GeCad products.  Microsoft
> intends to incorporate their technology into Microsoft Windows operating
> system and applications and will call it innovation.
> I have not encountered a single virus while running GNU/Linux.

>>>http://news.com.com/2100-1046_3-1015096.html
>>>Microsoft to buy antivirus software maker
>>>Matthew Broersma, June 10 2003

>>>Microsoft has announced its intention to acquire GeCad Software, a
>>>Romanian antivirus technology developer, in order to improve the
>>>security in its Windows platform.

>>>  The deal, the financial terms of which were not disclosed, would add a
>>>team of antivirus experts to Microsoft's stable of developers and give
>>>the company the ability to offer antivirus systems across all its
>>>products ...
>>>---

>>>"Malicious code and worms are a big threat to our customers," said
>>>Hilary Wittman, Microsoft's security marketing manager for the United
>>>Kingdom.

>>>As a side benefit, Wittman said the acquisition would give Microsoft a
>>>more significant presence in software development in Europe.

>>>Matthew Broersma reported from London.
>>>------- unquote -------

>>>I wonder will these 'antivirus systems' cost extra on top of the yearly
>>>rent ?

>> I don't think Microsoft intends to sell anti-virus software.  I think they
>> just wanted to acquire a broad base of knowledge about how viruses attack
>> windows, so they can design windows to be less susceptible.

> ".. give the company the ability to offer antivirus systems across all
> its products .."

> What exactly does this sentence fragment mean ?

>>>>http://news.com.com/2100-1046_3-1015096.html
>>>>Microsoft to buy antivirus software maker
>>>>Matthew Broersma, June 10 2003
>>>>Microsoft has announced its intention to acquire GeCad Software, a
>>>>Romanian antivirus technology developer, in order to improve the
>>>>security in its Windows platform.
>>>> The deal, the financial terms of which were not disclosed, would add a
>>>>team of antivirus experts to Microsoft's stable of developers and give
>>>>the company the ability to offer antivirus systems across all its
>>>>products ...
>>>>---
>>>>"Malicious code and worms are a big threat to our customers," said
>>>>Hilary Wittman, Microsoft's security marketing manager for the United
>>>>Kingdom.
>>>>As a side benefit, Wittman said the acquisition would give Microsoft a
>>>>more significant presence in software development in Europe.

>>>>Matthew Broersma reported from London.
>>>>------- unquote -------
>>>>I wonder will these 'antivirus systems' cost extra on top of the yearly
>>>>rent ?
>>>I don't think Microsoft intends to sell anti-virus software.  I think they
>>>just wanted to acquire a broad base of knowledge about how viruses attack
>>>windows, so they can design windows to be less susceptible.
>>".. give the company the ability to offer antivirus systems across all
>>its products .."
>>What exactly does this sentence fragment mean ?
> It likely means that they intend to make their systems virus resistant.  Or
> it could mean they intend to create an "antivirus API", much like they
> currently have Cryptography and Backup API's to allow third parties to plug
> in modules.

> Microsoft has announced its intention to acquire GeCad Software, a
> Romanian antivirus technology developer, in order to improve the security
> in its Windows platform.

> Have Microsofts own development servers ever been hit in the past ?

> I don't think Microsoft intends to sell anti-virus software.  I think they
> just wanted to acquire a broad base of knowledge about how viruses attack
> windows, so they can design windows to be less susceptible.

>> I don't think Microsoft intends to sell anti-virus software.  I think they
>> just wanted to acquire a broad base of knowledge about how viruses attack
>> windows, so they can design windows to be less susceptible.

> So you are saying that Microsoft does not know how their OS works? :) :)

> smoked:

>>> I don't think Microsoft intends to sell anti-virus software.  I think
>>> they just wanted to acquire a broad base of knowledge about how viruses
>>> attack windows, so they can design windows to be less susceptible.

>> So you are saying that Microsoft does not know how their OS works? :) :)

> Precisely! Instead of asking people who can tell them some things they
> should fix, they're going to try curing the symptoms some more.

> I don't think they realize that's what they've been doing for some
> time.

>> smoked:

>>>> I don't think Microsoft intends to sell anti-virus software.  I think
>>>> they just wanted to acquire a broad base of knowledge about how viruses
>>>> attack windows, so they can design windows to be less susceptible.

>>> So you are saying that Microsoft does not know how their OS works? :) :)

>> Precisely! Instead of asking people who can tell them some things they
>> should fix, they're going to try curing the symptoms some more.

>> I don't think they realize that's what they've been doing for some
>> time.

> Ni, they know exactly what they are doing. Rather than fix the problem, they
> are selling doses of "medicine" to releave the symptoms. If they fix the
> problem in the OS then they can only collect for the solution one time. If
> they charge for the "medicine" on a monthly basis, the can collect again
> and again and again as long as the user is willing to fork over the money.
> Yes, MS knows exactly what they are doing. The economic incentive is to
> create a treatment and not a cure. The drug companies have known this for
> years.