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Originally Posted by boca
No, there's a symbiotic relationship there between Microsoft and 3rd party security companies. Microsoft allows them to stay relevant and make tons of money (for incredibly bad products like Norton security center) and in return Microsoft gets some relief on the liability front. Don't look for a real security push anytime soon, fed threat or not.
Just like when they decided to use ActiveX (permanent security hole) to battle the perceived threat of Java, they always conclude that there is nothing to be gained by making their systems more secure, and plenty to gain by doing the opposite, if only they could indemnify themselves.
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I wish that were true, I negotiated a deal btw microsoft and a major security company once - it certainly didn't feel like a symbiotic relationship. Besides MS has its own security product which now makes it a major competitor to Norton, McAfee, and Trend, etc.