And the money payoff begins.. > -----Original Message----- > From: jaynine [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2005 6:48 AM > To: Patch Management Mailing List > Subject: MS Antispyware makes deal to leave Weatherbug alone > > I read this rather disturbing article on another tech list. > Pardon me if someone here has already made reference to it. > > --- j9 > > http://netrn.net/spywareblog/archives/2005/01/07/adware-vs-microsoft/ > > 1/7/2005 > Adware vs. Microsoft > > It's started folks. WeatherBug Miffed at Microsoft's Spyware > Classification . > > Microsoft Corp.'s newly released anti-spyware is flagging a > component of AWS Convergence Technologies' WeatherBug > application as a threat to Windows users, prompting an > immediate complaint from the Gaithersburg, Md.-based company. > > It appears this dispute has been resolved already: A > Microsoft spokeswoman said the beta product included a vendor > dispute-resolution mechanism to deal with complaints from > third-party companies. > > In the case of WeatherBug, the dispute-resolution process > paid immediate dividends. On Friday, the company received a > response from Microsoft with the good news that the current > signatures for Minibug will be removed. > > > > > > --- > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
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