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2 edits | said by wehooper  :Don't be too sure of it... Article in the Register today says Microsoft paid a chunk to a Dutch portal because MS AntiSpyware mistakely blocked access to the site. The article goes on to say "The incident may spark off a whole parade of court cases by web companies or even spyware merchants who believe that they are illegitimately expelled by Microsoft's anti spyware software" Read about it here: » www.theregister.co.uk/2005/02/22···re_ilse/Microsoft has deeper pockets and much more to loose. Isn't it logical that they become a larger and more attractive target? Check out the recent settlements and deals the company has made to end anti-trust actions. Actually, they might have more to loose, but that is only if they are wrong and in this case they where wrong, and they corrected this situation. Again, remember Microsoft has only been in this field since December. There is a learning curve. At least they weren't pulling WhenU from their detector! 
You might also want to read this review. I agree completely with their assessment. Even with the no product is perfect assessment.
Also, just to let you know I still scan all eight machines with Spybot Search & Destroy 1.3, Ad-Aware SE 1.05, and the current version of Microsoft AntiSpyware 1.0.509, because today no product is perfect.
Currently overlap of scanning products is required, so I am betting on the long-term capability of the company with the most to lose if they don't get rid of this malware and that is Microsoft. Even personally, Gates said last year that his personal machines have never been infected with a virus/worm/trojan, but we was angry because he had been infected with Spyware/Adware. There is something on a personal level, beyond the multi-billion dollar consequences.
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