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What I don't understand is how a botnet could negatively affect Microsoft other than showing the world through news articles how it infected vulnerable Microsof
by SG- 12y ago
What I don't understand is how a botnet could negatively affect Microsoft other than showing the world through news articles how it infected vulnerable Microsoft software?
Is the bad press basically the reason and justification?
- bayesianhorse 12y agoThe conficker worm did cause significant harm for Microsoft's customers and Microsoft's direct or indirect costs associated in fighting the worm will have been considerable.
- oconnor663 12y agoBotnets are responsible for lots of (most?) spam and DDOSs. Those hurt everyone on the internet, not just Windows users.
- SG- 12y agoI understand that, and they should be taken down. But Microsoft is using justification that it's hurting their business in order to take over other businesses and shut them down.