Microsoft’s deal with Giant Software has glitches
December 19th, 2004 Leave a comment Visited 110 times, 2 so far today
Microsoft’s deal with Giant Software has glitches
Microsoft announced their entry into the security software market with the acquisition of Giant Software. Giant Software is a 12 people strong company based in New York, which specializes in software that can be used to scan systems running Windows OS for spyware applications. Due to massive popularity of Microsoft’s applications, most of the threats are aimed at Windows and Internet Explorer.
However, there is a possible glitch in this latest deal from the world’s largest software company. Another company from Clearwater, Fla. has claimed that it had a deal with Giant Software and they have exclusive rights over certain aspects of the anti-spyware programs they developed. This deal could mean that only Sunbelt Software has the rights to develop and sell software based on the current products.
If their claims are genuine, Microsoft might find themselves asking them for permission to use what they gained by acquiring Giant Softwares! Or maybe even pay royalty. Talks are currently on between the executives of these two companies as they look for a solution to this confusing scenario.
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December 19th, 2004 at 4:19 am
Microsoft finds that it can’t use something because another company “owns” the idea? How ironic :-p.
December 19th, 2004 at 5:28 am
Sunbelt Software had better be very careful and hire lawyers to cover their @sses, because Microsoft has screwed other companies in the past in similar situations.
If you recall there was a program used with DOS called SpeedDisk I think, and soon after when Windows came out, it included SpeedDisk (a scaled down version) and the original company got diddly squat.
Then there was Stacker, a licensed product. Once again, Microsoft took the code and used it in their Windows product, cutting out Stacker. Microsoft then renamed the product Double Space.
All they do is use their ownership to look at the code, then a month or so later they come out with their own product based on the same code.
Sunbelt will be SOL soon thereafter.
December 19th, 2004 at 4:33 pm
Wait a minute – Microsoft writes programs with flaws that allow spyware to exist in the first place, then tries to buy a company that writes software to protect Microsoft’s end-users against Microsoft’s shoddy products, but can’t because another company owns parts of the protection software?
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