On Tue, 5 Apr 2005 11:24:21 -0700, in <alt.privacy.spyware>, "ted s."
<ted@nowhere.invalid> wrote:
>
> Jay T. Blocksom wrote:
> >
> > Ad-Aware is fine; but PestPatrol is blatant spamware, promoted and
> > sold by a
> > frothing loon:
> >
> Computer Associates is a frothing loon? You do know that they bought
> PestPatrol a long time ago, don't you?
[snip]

No so long ago:

<http://www.ca.com/be/news/2004/040817-ca-acquires-pestpatrol.htm>

And when they bought PestPatrol Inc., they bought the loon.

Independant of this specific issue, Computer Associates is also infamous for
their chronic cluelessness in many contexts.

> And referencing some four year old
> rants from a dingy forum
[snip]

You consider NANAE to be "a dingy forum"? What do you call *this* asylum?

> ...just shows how out of touch with present day
> reality you really are.
>

Keep telling yourself that. I'm sure it brings you comfort.

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