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CommentTuesday, December 11, 2007

Microsoft Dangles Deal: Products For A Peek

2 Comments

By Tarawa (WPN reader) - Wed, 12/12/2007 - 13:32

Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday

Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday withdrew an offer of free copies of Windows Vista Ultimate and Office 2007 in exchange for consumers agreeing to install monitoring software, saying it had exhausted the supply of software.

Until mid-afternoon Tuesday, the company's Windows Feedback Program was handing out copies of Vista Ultimate, Office Ultimate 2007 and other software to users who agreed to complete regular surveys and to install a program that tracked Windows and Office use for three months. The program transmitted the information to Microsoft's servers daily.

Typical

By snyggast (WPN reader) - Wed, 12/12/2007 - 00:06

at least they ask for

at least they ask for permission. Google connects to your computer and update goog desktop and search bar without your permission. the google search bar (spyware) also keeps track of all your surfing habits and forwards all info to a central server.