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Consumers didn't want to pay for security before. But now that Microsoft can get some bills for Bill, they'll start to look into it.
Funny, something bought from a company you'd expect to work right the first time... right?
Consumers didn't want to pay for security before. But now that Microsoft can get some bills for Bill, they'll start to look into it.
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Ballmer said Microsoft has a group chartered with developing additional security products. Currently, he said, there is no plan in place to charge customers a fee for additional security services. But Microsoft most likely will introduce new security software, similar to its existing firewall software.
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Asked why it has taken Microsoft 25 years to put secure computing at the forefront of its efforts, he said it's "because customers wouldn't pay for it until recently."
Funny, something bought from a company you'd expect to work right the first time... right?