Re: Accurable, dependable and easy to understand security advice.
- From: Bruce Chambers <bchambers@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 13 Apr 2008 10:29:19 -0600
Magsmom wrote:
Bruce: Why do you NOT trust Windows Live One Care? After all, Microsoft is, and has been a leader in software development for decades. Funny you should say this, since I just read articles about both Norton and McAfee antivirus software having some vunerabilities. I have tried several other antivirus programs and found them either too complicated or cumbersome to use, or not comprehensive enough. WLOC is user friendly and covers not only antivirus, but spyware, tune up, back up and automatic updates on antivirus and spyware definitions.
I can see that Malke already answered your question, and did a much better job of it than I probably could have.
In addition to the "technical" reasons that Malke explained, I have other reasons for not advocating the use of One Care Live:
1) I don't think it wise to use a "security" product made by the same company that makes the operating system. It strikes me as too much like setting the fox to guard the hen house. Can the folks on the One Care Live development group safely point out weaknesses and vulnerabilities in the OS without the much better financed and tenured Windows group raising a stink and getting them "muzzled?" Even if One Care Live does address a vulnerability, it'll tend to do so quietly (almost stealthily), so as not to embarrass Microsoft, potentially leaving those millions of consumers who don't subscribe to Once Care Live out in the cold.
2) I find the idea of any OS maker offering an additional, commercial security solution extremely distasteful and hypocritical. Granted that NO OS can be made 100% secure, but to turn out a vulnerable, expensive OS and then sell protection for that same OS smacks of running a protection racket. Microsoft should either make their OS more secure, or offer One Care Live as a free package.
3) One Care Live is an attempt at getting people to buy into the concept of "Software as a Service." What this means is that consumers will have to rely upon software and services provided solely via the Internet rather than installed on their own computers. Many other companies are pursuing this business model, in part because it'll cut their costs to the bone: No need to produce and ship installation media, no need to have a patch/upgrade distribution system, etc. But this business model places the consumer completely at the mercy of their Internet provider and the software company. I prefer to remain in complete control of my own computer, thank you.
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