Windows Chief Suggests Vista Won't Need Antivirus Slashdot
LadyDarth writes "During a telephone conference with reporters yesterday, outgoing Microsoft co-president Jim Allchin, while touting the new security features of Windows Vista, which was released to manufacturing yesterday, told a reporter that the system's new lockdown features are so capable and thorough that he was comfortable with his own seven-year-old son using Vista without antivirus
Allchin Backs Off Antivirus Remarks BetaNews
As first reported by BetaNews, the remarks came in response to a question about his relative level of confidence that Vista would be more secure than Windows XP SP2. Allchin replied by explaining that Vista includes key security features that could not be added to XP, using his son as an example.
Vista so secure it 'doesn't need antivirus' Infomatics
Microsoft co-president Jim Allchin has stated that Windows Vista 's new security features are so strong that antivirus software is no longer necessary.
The latest news & announcements about Windows based embedded applications WindowsForDevices
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Allchin Suggests Vista Won't Need Antivirus BetaNews
During a telephone conference with reporters yesterday, outgoing Microsoft co-president Jim Allchin, while touting the new security features of Windows Vista, which was released to manufacturing yesterday , told a reporter that the system's new lockdown features are so capable and thorough that he was comfortable with his own seven-year-old son using Vista without antivirus software installed.
Windows Vista: Antivirus Optional AnandTech
Microsoft's Jim Allchin touts Vista new security features
The latest news & announcements about Windows based embedded applications WindowsForDevices
The latest news & announcements about Windows based embedded applications Keywords: Match: Sort by: Nov. 01, 2006 — Symantec has released an update to its anti-virus software for smartphones and Pocket PCs.
Allchin: Vista So Safe I Don't Need Anti-Virus Software TechWeb via Yahoo! News
The security in the new operating systems has improved so much that Windows co-president Jim Allchin lets his son run a PC without anti-virus software.
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