Comment I wish them all the best on this one (Score 2) 748
As I see it the anti-virus peddlers can go the way of the dodo.
What the whole Internet Explorer deal was inherently a different thing, that was about a Microsoft subverting a whole platform and perverting standards with their time honored EEE tactics. In this case I see no harm in them choking the cash flow of the companies that bought us security suites that slow down disk performance to unacceptable rates and consume most of your available RAM. Not to mention the constant fear-mongering on how at risk you are.
If I am bitter it is because I have seen too many computers reduced to useless paperweights by Norton, F-Secure and McAfee and the local ISP is force-selling Internet Protection at 75€/year/computer to customers who don't fight back enough.
What the whole Internet Explorer deal was inherently a different thing, that was about a Microsoft subverting a whole platform and perverting standards with their time honored EEE tactics. In this case I see no harm in them choking the cash flow of the companies that bought us security suites that slow down disk performance to unacceptable rates and consume most of your available RAM. Not to mention the constant fear-mongering on how at risk you are.
If I am bitter it is because I have seen too many computers reduced to useless paperweights by Norton, F-Secure and McAfee and the local ISP is force-selling Internet Protection at 75€/year/computer to customers who don't fight back enough.
