February 15, 2005
@ 07:12 PM
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Convoluted Logic?

CNet reports about Bill Gates’ announcement that Windows Anti-Spyware is going to be free includes the following truly puzzling quote from the Check Point Software CTO:

"I am glad to see Gates is focusing on securing the desktop," said Gregor Freund, chief technology officer of Check Point Software, which develops desktop security software. "However, there are some serious downsides to Microsoft's approach. Just by entering the security market, Microsoft could stall innovation by freezing any kind of spending of venture capital on Windows security which in the long run, will lead to less security, not more."

Is it just me or do you also consider the term “venture capital” as being a little out of place in this context?

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Wednesday, February 16, 2005 4:03:11 AM UTC
Why? If MS enters the market, competitors don't stand much of a chance. Do you not think this would be counter-productive?
Stefan Tilkov
Wednesday, February 16, 2005 4:18:52 AM UTC
By Microsoft's entering this market, virus makers have one single thing to attack. A mistake IMO.

The "venture capital" thing is completely misplaced.

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Sahil Malik
Wednesday, February 16, 2005 6:05:45 AM UTC
Captcha works for me. As to the original reasoning -- I'm still somehow missing what you're missing. Who is going to invest, i.e. in the form of venture capital, into a market that MS has entered? How can a monoculture be good?
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