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Microsoft Acquires Anti-Spyware Leader GIANT Company
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New Offerings Will Help Customers Keep SpywareAnd Other Deceptive Software Off Their Computers

REDMOND, Wash. -- Dec. 16, 2004
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/p...-16GIANTPR.asp

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I wonder what the outcome will be? Bloatware or a better solution? Here's another link: http://www.giantcompany.com/intro.ht...tispyware.aspx

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Legal questions dog Microsoft antispyware buy
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Purchase of Giant Company Software code at issue

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.
http://www.infoworld.com/article/04/...spyware_1.html

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