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Microsoft: Tell us your Android malware horror story and get a free phone
- nkb 14y agoAre they giving a Desktop free too? If I report malware on windows PC?
- patrickaljord 14y agoIt backfired http://www.forbes.com/sites/adriankingsleyhughes/2012/12/05/microsofts-droidrage-twitter-campaign-backfires/ http://www.forbes.com/sites/adriankingsleyhughes/2012/12/05/...
- JagMicker 14y agoApparently Microsoft is sticking with the philosophy of, 'Without apps, your phone can't get infected'!
- sek 14y agoWe have a saying in Germany: > People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones ( don't criticize other people when you yourself have faults and weaknesses )
- Empro 14y agoI thought they had finally figured shit out after that brilliant IE ad. Guess not.
- rbanffy 14y agoWhat brilliant IE ad?
- drivebyacct2 14y agoIt's painful to watch this. Incredibly tacky, doesn't even represent the "Android" name properly to attack it decently. Kinda like "Scroogled" too. I've seen it posted by a number of my friends that have no idea it's not about Google Search.
- wutbrodo 14y agoSeems like evidence in support of the relative success of the "Scroogled" campaign then, at least in targeting people dumb enough to post things they don't understand (presumably on the basis of the pun catching their eye...?)
- Shenglong 14y agoThis reminds me of the 1993 Chretien attack ad (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1993_Chr%C3%A9tien_attack_ad http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1993_Chr%C3%A9tien_attack_ad). Before the conservatives launched the attack ad, they did some research, asking whether the ad invoked negative feelings about Chretien and the Liberals. Almost everyone replied that it did. What they forgot to ask, however, was whether it invoked even worse feelings for the Conservatives who ran the campaign. It turns out it did. I hope MSFT knows what they're doing.
- w009adg 14y agoThey might not be having this campaign next year Application verification — Users can choose to enable “Verify Apps" and have applications screened by an application verifier, prior to installation. App verification can alert the user if they try to install an app that might be harmful; if an application is especially bad, it can block installation. from:http://developer.android.com/about/versions/jelly-bean.html http://developer.android.com/about/versions/jelly-bean.html near the bottom there is also a confirmation dialog that will pop up if a sms to a premium number tries to send
- snogglethorpe 14y agoMicrosoft: Keepin' it classy!