Kaspersky files antitrust complaint against Microsoft for disabling its anti-virus software

[Kent Sharkey]

The Verge[^]:

Kaspersky claims Microsoft has been removing its software when users upgrade to Windows 10, and enabling its own Windows Defender solution.

We all know Microsoft is known as a company that always treats competitors fairly and equally

I think I bent my sarcasm joint with that one.

[User 10393657]

kaspersky alwasy seemed to me to be good av... but in these days of free av, why would anyone want to keep it?

[Ron Anders]

The bit about MS updating too quickly is a bit of a waaa.

[Nicholas Marty]

Kasperky Anti-Virus is just a horrid spyware itself.

[Dan Neely]

No specifics in that complaint; but in the past when they did go into details it was always MS replacing paid AV that was out of subscription by an extended period. While you can made a strong argument that fully updated versions of Kaspersky, Norton, Avast, etc. are better than a fully updated version of Windows Defender (or WTF they're calling it this week). You can also make a strong argument for the reverse. OTOH anyone trying to claim a version of the former that hasn't been updated in months is better than the current version of Defender is either a paid shill or an moron. Without the latest definitions an AV tool is as elephanting useless as an exterior screen door on a submarine.

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