My bad... I read past the initial delivery to ongoing signature updates -- which you didn't actually suggest.
Okay, so I'm back on the bandwagon. :) *ASB *(My XeeSM Profile) <http://XeeSM.com/AndrewBaker> *Exploiting Technology for Business Advantage...* * * On Tue, Nov 9, 2010 at 1:33 PM, Carl Houseman <c.house...@gmail.com> wrote: > Why would MS have to deliver signature updates for 3rd party AV? No > reason that I can think of. The 3rd party AV products would continue to > operate as they do now, only the initial installation is offered via MS > Update. That is what the complaining AV vendors are unhappy about. They > think their not-free products should be available in the same way. > > > > Now, Microsoft could also turn this lemon into lemonade by offering paid > 3rd party AV via MS update and collect a royalty for each such delivery. > They wouldn't have to collect the money for the product, MS update could > just install trialware and it's up to the AV program to convince the user to > pay. If the trialware expires then MS update again offers a set of AV > choices to the user. Would the user be able to repeatedly install the same > trialware? It's up to the AV vendors whether to permit that or not. > > > > And MS Update can require a EULA-like acceptance before installing that > states Microsoft is not responsible for quality or performance of products > not provided by them. > > > > Carl > > > > > > *From:* Andrew S. Baker [mailto:asbz...@gmail.com] > *Sent:* Tuesday, November 09, 2010 1:14 PM > > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* Re: MS Anti-virus delivered via Microsoft Update > > > > I *almost* agree with you on that, Carl, but there is the issue of > liability. It's one things to offer drivers via Microsoft Update, as there > isn't quite the same level of timeliness required as with AV signatures. > So, given the compressed time frame, is it wise for Microsoft to bear the > brunt of providing AV signatures from other vendors that might have issues > at some point? > > > > Surely, they've cannot apply the same process for QA and certification of > 3rd party signatures as they would for 3rd party drivers, right? > > > > (Disclaimers will simply not be enough if a signature turns out to be bad, > and they'll still have skeptics who insist that they sabotaged the 3rd party > signature in such an event...) > > > > *ASB *(My XeeSM Profile) <http://XeeSM.com/AndrewBaker> > *Exploiting Technology for Business Advantage...* > * * > > > > On Tue, Nov 9, 2010 at 12:37 PM, Carl Houseman <c.house...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > Is Microsoft making money on this? No. Are they pushing ads to buy > something? No. > > > > So I think Microsoft should make a big public splash by offering to provide > via MS Update any other AV software that is also free-for-life and doesn't > try to sell an upgrade to a paid version once installed. Be that'll shut > 'em up quick. > > > > Carl > > > > *From:* David Lum [mailto:david....@nwea.org] > *Sent:* Tuesday, November 09, 2010 11:02 AM > > > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > > *Subject:* MS Anti-virus delivered via Microsoft Update > > > > IMO they should offer a choice of multiple vendors if they want to play > fair. > > http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-20022148-245.html?tag=mncol;title > > *David Lum** **// *SYSTEMS ENGINEER > NORTHWEST EVALUATION ASSOCIATION > (Desk) 971.222.1025 > *// *(Cell) 503.267.9764 > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
