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Title: Microsoft teaming up with spyware?
Post by: iago on May 04, 2005, 01:55:59 PM
http://www.hotbar.com

"Microsoft Certified Partner"?

<edit> The full url: http://hotbar.com/installation/Browsing/install.aspx?FirstVisitDURL=des%3Aen/welcome&BannerID=20125036017003

I probably wouldn't go there on IE :-/
Title: Re: Microsoft teaming up with spyware?
Post by: CrAz3D on May 04, 2005, 01:59:15 PM
Where does it say that?  Also, I see a thing for anti-spyware on the hotbar site.
Title: Re: Microsoft teaming up with spyware?
Post by: rabbit on May 04, 2005, 02:32:39 PM
Quote from: iago on May 04, 2005, 01:55:59 PM
http://www.hotbar.com

"Microsoft Certified Partner"?

<edit> The full url: http://hotbar.com/installation/Browsing/install.aspx?FirstVisitDURL=des%3Aen/welcome&BannerID=20125036017003

I probably wouldn't go there on IE :-/
MSMSG beat HotBar to the punch.
Title: Re: Microsoft teaming up with spyware?
Post by: iago on May 04, 2005, 03:46:30 PM
Quote from: CrAz3D on May 04, 2005, 01:59:15 PM
Where does it say that?  Also, I see a thing for anti-spyware on the hotbar site.

It says it beside the "not spyware" logo. 
Title: Re: Microsoft teaming up with spyware?
Post by: CrAz3D on May 04, 2005, 05:47:16 PM
Quote from: iago on May 04, 2005, 03:46:30 PM
Quote from: CrAz3D on May 04, 2005, 01:59:15 PM
Where does it say that?  Also, I see a thing for anti-spyware on the hotbar site.

It says it beside the "not spyware" logo. 
k, thanks, it didnt show anything like that when I looked at it the first time.
Title: Re: Microsoft teaming up with spyware?
Post by: iago on May 04, 2005, 07:18:31 PM
Now that I think about it, that's probably classified as AdWare (since it shows you ads and crap) instead of SpyWare (which sends back usage statistics)
Title: Re: Microsoft teaming up with adware?
Post by: Newby on May 04, 2005, 08:13:10 PM
Most likely fake.
Title: UPDATE: Re: Microsoft teaming up with spyware?
Post by: Newby on May 07, 2005, 06:00:12 PM
Apparently, to become a "Microsoft Certified Partner", all you have to do is pay.

My dad was a MCP, and he told me he had to pay to stay one.
Title: Re: Microsoft teaming up with spyware?
Post by: iago on May 07, 2005, 06:03:21 PM
Haha, that's kinda funny.  To be certified by them, you just send them money?
Title: Re: Microsoft teaming up with spyware?
Post by: rabbit on May 07, 2005, 07:21:25 PM
Yeah, that's pretty much how it works.
Title: Re: Microsoft teaming up with spyware?
Post by: Quik on May 07, 2005, 09:49:07 PM
x86labs.org should become certified. I wonder how much it costs.
Title: Re: Microsoft teaming up with spyware?
Post by: Krazed on May 07, 2005, 10:18:06 PM
Quote from: Quik on May 07, 2005, 09:49:07 PM
x86labs.org should become certified. I wonder how much it costs.

Slackware Certified Partner.