In a shift from past practice, the world's largest software manufacturer said it may charge consumers for future versions of the new protective technology, which Microsoft acquired by buying a small ...
Microsoft has purchased Giant Company Software of New York, which makes software to detect a common form of malicious software programs known as “spyware,” Microsoft said Thursday. Microsoft on ...
The lawsuit, which was filed Wednesday by Brian Johnson of Los Angeles in a Seattle federal court, asked for class-action status on claims that Microsoft's WGA software mislead users as to its true ...
Microsoft gave an official name to its software for protecting computer users against spyware. The software, which has been known as Windows AntiSpyware Beta 1, will be called Windows Defender when ...
Microsoft has purchased Giant Company Software, a small anti-spyware software company it hopes will shore up its security defenses. Microsoft declined to say how much it paid for the 10-person company ...
With the ink barely dry on Microsoft’s acquisition of antispyware company Giant Company Software questions have arisen about the ownership of the antispyware code Microsoft bought. Microsoft ...