From: John Beckett 

"Geo"  wrote in message
news::
> why would AV companies ignore spyware? I keep asking myself that one and the
> answer I keep coming up with is they want a new market to develop before
> they buy up the players.

Likewise I'm very suspicious of this. However, I did see a suggestion that
some spyware companies are very aggressive and US based. They might
successfully sue if another US company arbitrarily declared their software
"evil" and removed it.

John

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