18 Oct 2005
When Microsoft finally gets its backside into gear and brings out a proper security suite it's going to cause a major shake-up in security pricing.
But lower prices, while a good thing, won't be that much of a benefit if innovation stops. We saw that happen with browser development, which stalled for five years after Microsoft achieved market domination.
That said the doomsayers won't have much to worry about for the moment. The security industry is a mature market and Redmond will have to fight for market position.
It's also facing something of an image problem and a lot of security managers will have problems trusting Microsoft on security.
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