Text 4252, 53 rader
Skriven 2004-10-31 10:30:53 av John Hull (1:379/1.99)
   Kommentar till text 4249 av Jeff Binkley (1:226/600)
Ärende: A good read
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31 Oct 04 08:48, Jeff Binkley wrote to Ed Hulett:

 EH>> SD> EH> I keep fogetting that feature. When I installed SP2 for XP 
 EH>> SD> EH> I was  surprised to  see that the new security center
 EH>> SD> EH> recognizes AVG. There  must be a large user base for AVG 
 EH>> SD> EH> on
 EH>> SD> XP. 

 EH>> SD> AVG has a large userbase period.  I really like it and
 EH>>especially since it's 
 EH>> SD> free updates no matter what.  Since I'm on dialup, the only
 EH>>problem I have is 
 EH>> SD> remembering to do those weekly updates. <G>  It's good that
 EH>>Microsoft 

 EH>>They have AVG Free 7.0 out in beta at the moment.

 EH>> SD> acknowledges AVG.  On a side note, I was reading in Newsweek
 EH>> SD> today an  interview with Bill Gates.  He was asked why 
 EH>> SD> Microsoft didn't have its own

 EH>> SD> anti-virus software.  For some "strange" reason, he dodged the
 EH>>question and went to 
 EH>> SD> another subject.

 EH>> SD> Kinda funny, huh? :)

 EH>>M$ did have anti-virus software back with MS-DOS 6.0. They quickly
 EH>>abandoned it because of the constant need to update the signature
 EH>>file.

 JB> And the antitrust nazis screamed that it might run a couple of 
 JB> antivirus software companies out of business.  Folks often want it both 
 JB> ways.

You get right down to it, though, and it was a good thing MS decided to stay
out of the AV arena.  I mean, look at the hash they've made of the operating
systems setup, and of internet browsers.  They're like the Hillary of the
software industry.  They want to sell us overpriced software that is full of
bugs, and will never work exactly as its advertised.

Every once in awhile the computer gods give us a break and tell Bill Gates to
keep it in his pants - the public has been screwed enough!

[Get the idea I don't much like Microsoft?  I certainly hope so. :-) ]

John 

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