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so symantic is ****y because microsoft wont let them patch into kernal sub-systems
so they can crash vista just like they crash xp.

if that is bad there also crying about 'vista securty center' basically they
want to replace it with their own **** (read own branding, vsc provides links
to third party providers), this is despite the fact that vsc enables branding.

on a lighter note, adobe is also running off to the EU anti trust people
crying about XPS ...

i just thaught it was funny

ohh.. the link http://www.windowsitpro.com/Article/...3590.html?Ad=1

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the madGeek

Steven H wrote, On 23/09/06 12.00 p:
> ohh.. the link http://www.windowsitpro.com/Article/...3590.html?Ad=1

"Adobe is complaining about Microsoft technology that offers part of the
functionality of Adobe's powerful PDF format. What's different,
apparently, is that Adobe charges customers to create PDF documents,
whereas Microsoft's competing format, XML Paper Specification (XPS), is
free."

Well... the PDF spec is free too. Adobe is just worried that Microsoft
will destroy Acrobat sales (which is not hard, considering there are
numerous free tools that do what Acrobat does (and more)).

"Symantec has also complained about a new security feature called Kernel
PatchGuard that prevents software--malicious or otherwise--from altering
the Windows kernel at runtime."

In other words... they want a potential security hole included in Windows?

-Phil

Steven H wrote:
> so symantic is ****y because microsoft wont let them patch into kernal
> sub-systems so they can crash vista just like they crash xp.
> if that is bad there also crying about 'vista securty center' basically
> they want to replace it with their own **** (read own branding, vsc
> provides links to third party providers), this is despite the fact that
> vsc enables branding.

Kinda like the idea this is locked in and fixed for Vista (is it really
though?) that way if genuine 3rd parties cannot replace it, neither
(hopefully) can malicious code.

> on a lighter note, adobe is also running off to the EU anti trust people
> crying about XPS ...
> i just thaught it was funny
>
> ohh.. the link
> http://www.windowsitpro.com/Article/...3590.html?Ad=1
>
> ----------------
> the madGeek

Love it....who cares about consumers....just profit margins........

oOo can do PDF anyway....cannot see any sign of Adobe asking for that to
be withdrawn.

regards

Thing