http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,17430...3119TX1K0000594
Just two months after Chairman Bill Gates dropped a strong hint that Microsoft planned to do something about the spyware scourge, the Redmond, Wash., company announced the acquisition of Giant Company Software, a New York-based startup with a highly rated anti-spyware application.
Financial terms of the purchase were not released.
Within the next month, Microsoft plans to roll out an anti-spyware protection beta for Windows customers. The company said the spyware detection and removal application will work alongside the security technologies in Windows XP Service Pack 2.
Aboot time, though I'm sure Spybot and Adaware are still going to be more effective
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