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Vista modified for third-party security vendors
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Vista modified for third-party security vendors imhotep 10-16-2006
Posted by imhotep on October 16, 2006, 1:06 am
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Vista modified for third-party security vendors

Symantec and McAfee, are you feeling satisfied? Probably not, but Microsoft
is doing its best to appease you (and avoid antitrust accusations).

On Friday, the company held a press conference announcing that it would open
the Windows kernel to third-party security companies. By offering an
extended, kernel-level API (Application Programming Interface), Microsoft
will give anti-virus makers a way to access the Windows kernel, potentially
avoiding conflicts with Vista's PatchGuard technology. Only available in
the 64-bit version of Vista, PatchGuard protects the kernel from being
modified by a third-party.

Microsoft is hoping that the APIs will dispel fears that Vista would force
customers into using a Microsoft-provided security solution. At the
conference, Microsoft Senior Vice President and General Counsel said, "We
felt that this was again the right kind of solution that meets the needs
and obligations that we have under competition law, whilst also meeting the
needs of computer users around the world."

http://arstechnica.com/journals/microsoft.ars/2006/10/15/5618

Imhotep

Posted by Leythos on October 16, 2006, 6:57 am
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imhotep@nospam.net says...
> Vista modified for third-party security vendors
>
> Symantec and McAfee, are you feeling satisfied? Probably not, but Microsoft
> is doing its best to appease you (and avoid antitrust accusations).
>
> On Friday, the company held a press conference announcing that it would open
> the Windows kernel to third-party security companies. By offering an
> extended, kernel-level API (Application Programming Interface), Microsoft
> will give anti-virus makers a way to access the Windows kernel, potentially
> avoiding conflicts with Vista's PatchGuard technology. Only available in
> the 64-bit version of Vista, PatchGuard protects the kernel from being
> modified by a third-party.
>
> Microsoft is hoping that the APIs will dispel fears that Vista would force
> customers into using a Microsoft-provided security solution. At the
> conference, Microsoft Senior Vice President and General Counsel said, "We
> felt that this was again the right kind of solution that meets the needs
> and obligations that we have under competition law, whilst also meeting the
> needs of computer users around the world."
>
> http://arstechnica.com/journals/microsoft.ars/2006/10/15/5618
>
> Imhotep
>

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Posted by =?Utf-8?B?SWFu?= on October 17, 2006, 8:39 am
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"imhotep" wrote:

> Microsoft is hoping that the APIs will dispel fears that Vista would force
> customers into using a Microsoft-provided security solution.

Has anyone accuseed Symantec or NAI of anti-competitive practice over the
foisted preinstalls on most new computers, some of which are very hard to
remove?

Luke 6:41-42 41

-The one about splinters and planks... ;-)



Posted by Leythos on October 17, 2006, 9:04 am
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Ian@discussions.microsoft.com says...
> "imhotep" wrote:
>
> > Microsoft is hoping that the APIs will dispel fears that Vista would force
> > customers into using a Microsoft-provided security solution.
>
> Has anyone accuseed Symantec or NAI of anti-competitive practice over the
> foisted preinstalls on most new computers, some of which are very hard to
> remove?

You would have to sue the vendor of the PC, as Symantec does not force
any vendor to use their products and many don't.


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Posted by Gerry Hickman on October 17, 2006, 5:26 pm
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Leythos wrote:

>> Has anyone accuseed Symantec or NAI of anti-competitive practice over the
>> foisted preinstalls on most new computers, some of which are very hard to
>> remove?
>
> You would have to sue the vendor of the PC, as Symantec does not force
> any vendor to use their products and many don't.

I agree, I don't think it's a good comparison.

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Gerry Hickman (London UK)

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