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   Michał "rysiek" Woźniak · 🇺🇦 (rysiek@mstdn.social)'s status on Saturday, 27-Jul-2024 02:24:55 JST Michał "rysiek" Woźniak · 🇺🇦

   • lunchy

   @lunch right! So that's an important difference, I need to figure out which it is.

   Because if Microsoft signed the driver themselves, that would be hilarious in the context of their "it's because EU" bullcrap. 😉

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     Michał "rysiek" Woźniak · 🇺🇦 (rysiek@mstdn.social)'s status on Saturday, 27-Jul-2024 02:24:53 JST Michał "rysiek" Woźniak · 🇺🇦

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     • crater🐮n

     @cratermoon @lunch yes, because monopoly power is bad, and abusing monopoly in one area (operating systems) to have a competitive edge over competition in another area (antivirus / EDR software) is also bad.

     So in 2009 MS signed an agreement with the EU that they won't do that anymore, and allow independent AV / EDR vendors same access to Windows OS as Windows Defender enjoys.

     It's not about pushing back. It's about Microsoft trying to leverage CrowdStrike to undermine anti-monopoly process.

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     crater🐮n (cratermoon@zirk.us)'s status on Saturday, 27-Jul-2024 02:24:54 JST crater🐮n

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     @rysiek @lunch Microsoft *did* push back on letting these firms have kernel-mode access, and in 2006 Symantec launched an official complaint over the matter with the European Union.

     https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2006/10/7998/

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     Alexandre Oliva (lxo@gnusocial.net)'s status on Saturday, 27-Jul-2024 02:25:53 JST Alexandre Oliva

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     yup. I liked the analysis of ongoing media manipulation of this security incident here: https://gnusocial.net/url/26573401
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     Michał "rysiek" Woźniak · 🇺🇦 (rysiek@mstdn.social)'s status on Saturday, 27-Jul-2024 02:25:54 JST Michał "rysiek" Woźniak · 🇺🇦

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     • crater🐮n

     @cratermoon @lunch not at all. This was not on Microsoft.

     But they did make this kinda about themselves now, having blamed EU for it. 🙂

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     crater🐮n (cratermoon@zirk.us)'s status on Saturday, 27-Jul-2024 02:25:55 JST crater🐮n

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     @rysiek @lunch OK my mistake. I thought you were blaming Microsoft for crowdstrike because they were forced to open kernel mode up to 3rd party vendors.