On Thu, 2007-01-18 at 16:30 -0800, Peter Gordon wrote: snip > Anti-malware companies, which make their large profits from the infestations > and insecurities of Windows, have a huge say in what Microsoft can do with > their OS. Unfortunately for such a companies as Microsoft and others, this > profit is apparently worth more to them then consumer satisfaction and good > design principles. > -- snip Can you post a source for this assertion? I find it highly unlikely that Microsoft even talks to these folks other than to give them the same access to Redmond that any other Windows Certified developer has. Regards, Les H