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5th March, 2010, 08:06 PM
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| Microsoft's tax-for-hacks 'horrible' idea, say security experts Suggestion that Internet users pay tax to fight malware, botnets gets thumbs down Microsoft's idea that the fight against malware could be funded by an Internet tax is "horrible," an analyst said Thursday as other experts weighed in on a recent comment by the company's security chief. [Front page...]
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10th March, 2010, 08:29 PM
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| So question. I don't run windows, therefore I'm not one of the 'targets' that paying this tax would benefit. I also would prefer less people to use MS products. Would I then have to pay this essentially MS tax?
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10th March, 2010, 08:32 PM
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| Seems to me that MS is in a fine position to stop hacks, stop selling software that begs to be attacked... imho..
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