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Microsoft: Does it pay to be safe? | |
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| Time: 10:22 EST/15:22 GMT | News Source: News.com | Posted By: Byron Hinson | ||
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Microsoft is considering charging for additional security options, and acknowledges that it didn't move on security until customers were ready to pay for it. The company "may offer new security abilities on a paid basis," said Microsoft Chief Technical Officer Craig Mundie. The possibility is under consideration within Microsoft's security business unit, recently set up under its own vice president, Mike Nash. The idea is still only hypothetical, but represents an acknowledgement that Microsoft sees security not just as a necessary condition to reassure existing and future customers, but also as a potential source of revenue. | ||
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| #1 By 61 (65.32.170.1) at 10/9/2002 3:30:33 PM |
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Vince, well seeing where as we have NO idea what security Microsoft is talking about, I suggest you shut your perverbial mouth until we DO know what exactly they are going to charge for.
They could be making an anti-virus application, or a more sophisticated firewall for desktop PCs that goes beyond what is built into the OS(they already have a very good firewall for corporate networks). And of course, they HAVE to charge for such things, otherwise they get slapped down with another anti-trust suit, even though companies like Apple are able to give it away as part of the OS, Microsoft doesn't have that luxery, due to a) A justice system that was crafted before the computer era, and b) Idiots that spout off the mouth yet have no clue, such as yourself. |
| #2 By 1845 (12.254.162.111) at 10/9/2002 5:33:32 PM |
| well said, cpu |
| #3 By 61 (65.32.170.1) at 10/10/2002 2:10:19 AM |
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Like I said, we don't know what additional means, so there is no point in either bashing or praising Microsoft here, however, I think that a Microsoft version of AV, or a firewall that builds onto what is available in the built-in stuff in XP, would probably sell quite well, especially if it's kind of like a Plus! pack, only a Security! Pack (for lack of a better term).
Still, this additional security could be server-side, it could be anything... we just don't know. |
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