Monday, October 9, 2006

Vendors reject call for innovation

Microsoft contends that its partners should <A HREF="http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,2025629,00.asp?kc=EWNAVEMNL100906EOAD">embrace the security features</A> being added to its Vista operating system instead of complaining about them, but software makers including Symantec and McAfee said that the company's mandate for new product innovation only benefits its own interests. At the crux of the dispute is Microsoft's contention that controversial security features included in Vista, its next-generation Windows OS, have been added merely to provide an adequate "baseline" of protection for users.

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