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To: appro who wrote (3405)	10/21/1998 4:53:00 AM
From: MoonFather	Read Replies (3) of 6021

>>>It is only a matter of time before Microsoft comes out with Anti-virus software which is just too easy not to use.<<< Top 2 reasons why Microsoft will not get into the AV business: 1 Monthly updates! (free) 2 Quarterly engine upgrades! (free) Face it : Microsoft is incurring a 2 year delay with its flagship NT 5.0 release, Windows 98 should really have been Windows 97. They are just not the kind of company that would invest in a development team that continuously works on maintaining updates that are free to the customer. If Microsoft were serious about fixing the virus problem they would create an operating system that cannot be infected (like Unix) or create an office suite whose macros cannot be infected (like Corel). I think Microsoft is the least of the AV world's problems. Firewalls and VPNs, now that's a different story. MS can make lotsamonny there. just mho

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