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| Time: 04:24 EST/09:24 GMT | News Source: Associated Press | Posted By: Alex Harris | ||
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Microsoft Corp.'s move to offer stronger anti-spam technology for its e-mail server software could spell trouble for companies that are trying to build businesses on products that filter out unwanted electronic pitches. But — at least for now — Microsoft and some of its potential rivals agree that the flood of junk messages is a big enough problem that many companies and different approaches will be needed to stem the flow of unsolicited e-mail. "We don't believe there's one single technology that's going to get rid of spam," said Francois Lavaste, vice president of marketing at Brightmail, an antispam firm. "There's no silver bullet." During a speech Sunday at the Comdex trade show in Las Vegas, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates unveiled an add-on to the company's Exchange Server 2003 software called Intelligent Message Filter. It's expected to be available in the first half of 2004. | ||
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| #1 By 135 (209.180.28.6) at 11/20/2003 11:13:13 AM |
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Microsoft Corp.'s move to offer stronger anti-spam technology for its e-mail server software could spell trouble for companies that are trying to build businesses on products that filter out unwanted electronic pitches.
This would be like a doctor complaining about not being able to make money now that someone found a cure for a major disease. You don't complain about not making money off something that shouldn't be happening in the first place. |
| #2 By 1124 (165.170.128.66) at 11/20/2003 11:47:13 AM |
| What's shocking is this was written by the Associated Press not the register. |
| #3 By 12071 (203.185.215.149) at 11/20/2003 7:18:54 PM |
| #3 I'm not saying that WMM is going to kill the "desktop video industry" but let's wait a few years for Microsoft to improve the product until it's "good enough(c)" and then integrate it into the core OS (for the benefit of the developers of course) before judging. |
| #4 By 1845 (67.161.212.73) at 11/20/2003 8:20:34 PM |
| It's already in the OS. |
| #5 By 12071 (203.185.215.149) at 11/20/2003 9:15:59 PM |
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#5 Integrated into the core OS... like IE! For example, WMP has been in Windows since v3.0 (1990?), it's only now that it's become "good enough(c)" (or better than it's competitors offerings depending on your own personal definition of better) and is being integrated into the OS that the EU, for instance, has issues with it. We already have Microsoft saying that the whole OS will be substandard if they are forced to remove it - how far away are we from hearing that it's not possible to remove WMP as it will break the core OS functionality?
Back on topic, as I've mentioned in the past, this is an addon for Exchange Server not Windows so unless Microsoft have a monopoly on email servers this is hardly leveraging their monopoly to push another product through. They are simple enhancing Exchange Server! |
| #6 By 1845 (67.161.212.73) at 11/20/2003 9:27:19 PM |
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Only now? Hmm, the EU investigation began how many years ago? I don't know that it is fair to say that WMP is any more or less integrated than it has ever been. Windows 2000 used it in the shell to preview vids. Is that more integrated than it was with Windows 95? Since Windows XP doesn't do that, is it less integrated now?
What is core OS funtionality and who should define it? If I get an OS without a media player, the OS is substandard and a core piece of functionality is missing. I've had this opinion for more than a decade now, and I see no reason to indicate otherwise. Whether there is a syntactic difficult in removing WMP is another matter...e.g. would Windws still compile without it. Semantically, though, having WMP in Windows is as fundamental as TCP/IP. It simply should be there. |
| #7 By 135 (208.186.90.91) at 11/21/2003 12:44:10 AM |
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kabuki - Why on earth do you think Microsoft is going to improve Movie Maker beyond what it is? I don't buy it. Microsoft isn't like Apple, they usually only put the bare minimums of functionality into the OS for people to work. If you need more, you buy something better.
That's how you create a market for 3rd party software. Like Roxio Easy CD Creator, movie maker, word processor, etc. etc. etc. etc. |
| #8 By 1845 (67.161.212.73) at 11/21/2003 10:13:47 AM |
| halcyon, it's a non issue, just like you said. The issue is that some people don't like the idea of competition. |
| #9 By 1295 (216.84.210.100) at 11/21/2003 2:56:44 PM |
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#1 Sodablue "This would be like a doctor complaining about not being able to make money now that someone found a cure for a major disease. "
That's why the don't find cures for diseases... they just help you "live with them" as long as possible... that way they can have all the checkups/medicine. Not that I'm working a conspiracy theory here... but just think what you would happen if they found an immunization for AIDS or Cancer... it would kill the medical/pharmaceutical industries. |
| #10 By 1845 (67.161.212.73) at 11/21/2003 5:06:43 PM |
| Uhh, you're begining to sound crazy like mhfm. I suppose smallpox, polio, TB didn't become vaccinations? If a cure is found, a vaccination will be made and distributed. I often have a low opinion of humanity, but I hope I'm not mistaken in this. |
| #11 By 1295 (216.84.210.100) at 11/21/2003 10:58:12 PM |
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Bob - I agree... however, the pharmaceutical companies won't and have not spent the money on research to kill off diseases because to do so would ruin their stock price.
I think that smallpox, polio, TB are different in two different but significant ways. First those were much wider spread and was to the point of a plague... AIDS/Cancer do not fall into the "highly contagious" category. Second, in this day and age... large pharmaceutical companies need every possible revenue stream to keep their stock price alive. I am simply stating that it isn't a good "business decision" for a large company to get rid of either of the most medicated and treated diseases on the planet. Right now the majority of the research into a cure is done by small independant organizations. Hopefully that will be enough to take care of it. I really am not trying to be too "crazy" but it is definitly something that makes you think. I sure would hope this isn't the case.... I also agree... If a cure is found a caccination will be made and distributed... but my point is if the medical research community focused more of their resources on CURING these diseases than it would just happen faster. I personally think it will come from one of the smaller companies... just later than possible. |
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