Microsoft Acquires Anti-Spyware Leader GIANT Company

Thanks for the link CrazyM.

Rich

 

Microsoft will KILL GIANT same as they did to RAV antivirus and behind all of that is Symantec and McAfee who probably finance all that!


Wondering how much they paid for GIANT?

 

Lets remind to this event 1 year ago about RAV antivirus and Microsoft:

"""Bucharest, June 10, 2003 ? GeCAD Software has announced a definitive agreement with Microsoft Corp., of Redmond, Wash., USA, by which Microsoft will acquire GeCAD?s antivirus technology. Microsoft has stated its intention to integrate GeCAD?s technology into products and services that will help secure customers."""

As we can see and after 1 year there is no sign that Microsoft working on antivirus solutions and no RAV no more!

Same will happen with GIANT anti-spyware


Im personally sure Symantec and McAfee did this all undercover behing Microsoft!

 

- RAV does still exist (updates are still delivered, by Microsoft[?])
- Microsoft is working on the AV and I think it will be released during 2005
- McAfee, Symantec and RAV/Microsoft are concurrents, so your conclusions are wrong and IMO you only try to provocate discussions

 

The sad part is that Giant was a Good Thing. It had properties which Microsoft products typically, and intentionally lack:
- it provided an intuitive interface which was suitable for both middle level users and experts. But Microsoft only targets the beginners.
- it had several of options to customize to your needs. Microsoft prefers uniform softwares with no more then a single ON/OFF switch.
- several parts could be disabled separately. But Microsoft prefers monolithic softwares. Just look at all the examples.
- it provided informations which was useful for advanced users. MS tends to hide such information to avoid confusing the beginners: you should be prepared to see popup notifications withouth specifying filenames, registry keys and values, spyware names, etc. "Your computer is in danger. Click OK to remove danger." That is the MS way.

I guess that MS will cut the software down by removing components, and several configuration options, just to form it into the usual product line.
Obviously avarage users will still benefit, because they will get at least some kind of protection. But the advanced users, arghhh, we should start looking elsewhere.
-hojtsy-

 

Reckon your right hojtsy,

I just purchased the Program a couple of weeks ago, guess we will just have to wait and see what lashup, they come up with.

 

Crap!

 

"...Two other Giant products—Spam Inspector and Popup Inspector—will be discontinued."


eweek


Well, that's just great! I've owned both SI and PI for awhile and now I'll have to flush them down the toilet! I've gotten to where I only want to purchase freeware if I can get by with them and not continue upgrading with programs that I already have purchased.

 

Now THAT is one frightening bit of information!!!

 

Microsoft AV is to be released end of third quarter along with the antispyware. Code named A1 subscription service. Tuesday's release of Titan is the beginning. They are starting out with a few freebies leading up to the main subscription items later this year.

http://www.microsoft-watch.com/article2/0,1995,1747847,00.asp

 

The Internet has lots to offer but it has turned into one giant "subscription" service just to keep your computer safe! I've had happier days with plain old freeware and common sense.

 

I purchased my giant licence five weeks ago. everyday I got the same update. it is stuck in a loop, I cannot download the latest version of Giant anymore...try it, it won't work, my licence is expiring in three days (but I purchased it) and they didn't responded to my four!!! emails.

what do I do? I rather have PP on my machine at the moment then Giant.

an unhappy giant user here!!!

 

I've just checked mine out, says 308 days to run and on update 5678 on 09-01-05.

 

it is stuck on 5679 - 5680 everyday when I click on update, it is updating to 5680, every five minutes if I would click on update it is updating 5680, installing the defs for it and well, it goes on and on...

I tried to download the latest version, 301 but cannot download it anymore from their website...

:lol, I knew it was going to be like that,, m$ cannot handle it that is my feeling I have, hope it will fade away but...I have my doubts.

cheers

 

So what do you do if you need to reinstall Giant because of a reformat or whatever? How do you get hold of the installation files?

 

Go to the Support site. If you no longer have the registration key, you can request it. If you have the key, go here to download a new copy. I tested it out, it does work.

Blue

 

Thanks BlueZannetti! It worked for me too - good to have a copy as a precaution in these uncertain times.

 

If I owned the largest OS company in the world, and I know my programs have security issues. And I just purchased a software company that makes money from those security short comings. Where is my incentive to ever correct those short comings in my software? After all MS is not about publishing the best software its about making money of close enough software.