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The shill is strong in you
Your post is so wrong on so many levels.

1. If MS included anti-spyware software, anti-virus software, and fully featured firewalls, the shills would post in droves about how MS is evil because they bundle software to drive other companies out of business. When MS included a simple firewall, the bundling accusation was joined with a chorus of "Yeah, but it sucks". So not only was MS evil for bundling a firewall which was going to drive firewall companies out of business, they were also evil for bundling a simple firewall that meant users had to keep firewall companies in business by buying another firewall. Confused? Yeah, ABM shills are confused. In their heads though, it makes sense that MS is evil for any action that drives other companies out of business AND any action that ensures other companies stay in business.

2. You suggest that anti-virus, anti-spyware, and firewall software is only necessary if you run Windows. Bzzzt. Nice try though! A firewall is necessary for ANY computer connected to the internet. About anti-virus software, only time will tell who is right about the need for it on Linux. Personally, I think that if Linux ever goes mainstream enough to get clueless users running it, the need for anti-virus software will be as necessary for Linux as it currently is for Windows. And anti-spyware is necessary for ANY OS that has spyware written for it. Spyware typically uses the very weakest link in computer security to get itself installed: the user. Either you don't allow users to install any software on the computer (something that is possible with all modern OSs), or you allow them to install software and run the risk of them installing spyware. Take your pick but the problem, and solution, are the same no matter what OS you are running.
Posted by: NonZealot   Posted on: 10/27/04 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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I hate to say it  htotten | 10/27/04
Anti-Spyware Software  Chad_z | 10/27/04
Our costs have not gone up  toadlife | 10/27/04
Not to be to much  Cardinal_Bill | 10/27/04
Missing the point?  toadlife | 10/27/04
Ditto here  PA-ITGuy | 10/27/04
Let's try again.  Cardinal_Bill | 10/27/04
Try all you like  PA-ITGuy | 10/27/04
Damn...  Cardinal_Bill | 10/27/04
OK, It's not free  PA-ITGuy | 10/27/04
Cost of Security  Stephen Wheeler | 11/03/04
I'm surpirsed you're continuing this line of defence  Richard Flude | 10/27/04
To begin with  PA-ITGuy | 10/27/04
Actually you've said it repeatedly  Richard Flude | 10/27/04
Re: Actually you've said it repeatedly  PA-ITGuy | 10/27/04
To PA  Roger Ramjet | 10/28/04
The shill is strong in you  NonZealot | 10/27/04
The shill is strong in you also  middle of nowhere | 10/27/04
...  toadlife | 10/27/04
The shill is stronger in you  NonZealot | 10/27/04
I prefer it Windows not install Spyware  voska | 10/27/04
Firewalls  mobrien_12@... | 10/27/04
i use a differnet firewall  V Sanders | 10/27/04
No argument from me there.  mobrien_12@... | 10/27/04
Corporate, corporate. corporate  htotten | 10/28/04
only because  V Sanders | 10/27/04
Shill is Shrill  Roger Ramjet | 10/28/04
Spybot is your friend...  wolf_z | 10/28/04
Commercial options  ibabadur1 | 10/27/04
Yawn  Yagotta B. Kidding | 10/27/04
This is news to me  NonZealot | 10/27/04
You mnay run into problems running the executable  Sunny Jalolly | 10/27/04
I addition to Sunny's response  Roger Ramjet | 10/28/04
Focus shill  NonZealot | 10/28/04
IE's fault  DarthRidiculous | 10/27/04
Expectations and knowledge  Sunny Jalolly | 10/27/04
Expectations and knowledge  htotten | 10/28/04
most corporations do not *encrypt*  V Sanders | 10/27/04
most corporations  htotten | 10/28/04
Bigger problem or final solution?  Update victim | 10/28/04
Divide  htotten | 10/28/04
Why do companies take so long?  OldeTimeGeek | 10/28/04

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