Windows XP x64 Anti-Virus Support Lags

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Here's a chicken-and-egg scenario for you. Since Microsoft made it clear it plans to field its own Windows anti-virus products, at least two of its former AV partners  Symantec and McAfee  seem to have stopped releasing AV products simultaneously with Windows releases. Is this a protest? Or is Microsoft holding back on providing these partners/competitors with the information they need to ship in a more timely fashion? One thing's for sure: Neither Symantec nor McAfee is currently supporting Microsoft's new 64-bit Windows desktop release. Meanwhile, Alwil Software and Computer Associates have released AV products that are compatible with the Windows XP Professional x64 product that Microsoft began shipping last Monday.

Source/Full Story: microsoft-watch.com/article2/0,1995,1791343,00.asp

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