Microsoft last week unveiled a new beta of its long-simmering Windows Anti-Spyware package, marking the company’s first major foray into computer security technology intended for end users. For years, Microsoft has been heaped with criticism for the seemingly unending barrage of privacy and security issues exposed in its Windows and application products, yet the software giant left the work of developing end-user security solutions largely to third parties, focusing instead on closing holes, issuing patches, and releasing updates to its own products. Now Microsoft is aiming to work both sides of the fence, developing a security tool intended for everyday computer users while continuing to improve the security of its product offerings. Many security-conscious Windows users flocked to the Anti-Spyware beta, eager to see what Microsoft’s own security product might offer compared to third-party applications.
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