Chris Posted June 15, 2004 Report Share Posted June 15, 2004 SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp. (MSFT.O: Quote, Profile, Research) is still on track to offer an anti-virus product that will compete against similar software offered by Symantec Corp. (SYMC.O: Quote, Profile, Research) and Network Associates Inc. (NET.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , the world's largest software maker said late on Monday. Mike Nash, chief of Microsoft's security business unit, told reporters that Microsoft is developing software to protect personal computers running Windows against malicious software, the worms and viruses that have plagued users with data loss, shutdowns and disruptions in Web traffic in recent years. "We're still planning to offer our own AV (anti-virus) product," Nash said.More | Here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted June 16, 2004 Report Share Posted June 16, 2004 I wonder if it will be like so many Windows add-ons - a cut down version of a filched commercial product that doesn't manage to quite work properly or fully? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted June 16, 2004 Report Share Posted June 16, 2004 I wonder if it will be like so many Windows add-ons - a cut down version of a filched commercial product that doesn't manage to quite work properly or fully?Same thoughts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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