[plug] This is too good to pass up.

[Chris Caston]

On Sat, 2005-02-26 at 21:41, Senectus . wrote:
> On Sat, 26 Feb 2005 21:39:00 +0800, Chris Caston <caston at arach.net.au> wrote:
> > On Sat, 2005-02-26 at 19:17, Brad Campbell wrote:
> > > OOoooo. Nasty.
> > > Microsoft AntiSpyware Beta 1 detects Firefox as Spyware!
> > 
> > If MS dumped IE and made firefox the default browser they would hardly
> > need MS Anti-spyware in the first place.
> > 
> > Maybe its not MS but Anti Spywares "Spynet" network of Windows machines
> > has become sentient and is trying to ensure its own relevancy.
> > 
> > Watch out while it searches for other file systems like ext3 and
> > "cleans" lilo and grub from the drive.
> > >
> > > http://www.techimage.net/files/antispyware.png
> > >
> > > Pot, meet Kettle.
> > >
> > > Brad
> > 
> You know.. With the detailed description in that window as to why
> firefox is "spyware" I'd go as far as to say that it was slander..
> complete bastards

It's in-line with the warped corporate world-view I come across a lot
where everything has the be MS.

Firefox doesn't update with Windows Update, can't be controlled with
group policy... etc etc..