Badtz-Maru Posted July 18, 2006 Share Posted July 18, 2006 Wes Miller left Microsoft to join Wininternals. Now he is back with Microsoft. Thats funny! lol owned. i'm sure i've heard wininternals before. what is some popular software they created? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/479909-microsoft-buys-winternals/page/2/#findComment-587714072 Share on other sites More sharing options...
trashpickinman Posted July 18, 2006 Share Posted July 18, 2006 lol owned. i'm sure i've heard wininternals before. what is some popular software they created? I believe their most popular software is the "Administrators Pak" which includes ERD Commander, very useful for recovering damaged systems. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/479909-microsoft-buys-winternals/page/2/#findComment-587714109 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DotChris Posted July 18, 2006 Share Posted July 18, 2006 I dont think this is going to go over good. The free tools might go to shareware knowing M$. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/479909-microsoft-buys-winternals/page/2/#findComment-587714170 Share on other sites More sharing options...
andresjk Posted July 18, 2006 Share Posted July 18, 2006 good job MS, Winternals app are cool! Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/479909-microsoft-buys-winternals/page/2/#findComment-587714181 Share on other sites More sharing options...
zhangm Supervisor Posted July 18, 2006 Supervisor Share Posted July 18, 2006 I dunno why people are getting bent out of shape and assume MS will kill all the tools. Let's take, for example, few last acquisitions that MS did like this: - Virtual Server / Virtual PC - now both free... Virtual Server was improved quite bit in the process... - Lookout - merged with MSN/Windows Desktop Search, which beat the pants of Lookout in functionality and flexibility. Oh yeah, it's free - Giant Anti Spyware - Windows Defender brought Giant into 21st century as far as code base (it was a VB6 app I think!), it is much more robust... (albeit there are a few features missing from it compared to Gian times); Giant also had more bugs than swiss cheese holes and it was a retail released product too; ah yes, it's now again - free!! So what is the whining all about again? :shiftyninja: Because it is cool to hate M$. They're the biggest and easiest to target by all the anti-Microsoft sheep. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/479909-microsoft-buys-winternals/page/2/#findComment-587714189 Share on other sites More sharing options...
thagame Posted July 18, 2006 Share Posted July 18, 2006 Hopefully there'll be no change to the free tools Sysinternals are offering now... Don't think I'd really like it if WGA validation was sudddenly tacked on to the download process. If your windows is valid then it shouldnt matter what they put wga into. I dont think this is going to go over good. The free tools might go to shareware knowing M$. its MS. look down, theres a key between a and d its an S. remove the ignorance and learn to spell. congrats MS <--- (see that S) on the buy, I as well hope they integrate into vista Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/479909-microsoft-buys-winternals/page/2/#findComment-587714195 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SionicIon Posted July 18, 2006 Share Posted July 18, 2006 Microsoft your doing a good job! Keep up the good work! I hope this helps Windows Vista in some way! :sorcerer: Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/479909-microsoft-buys-winternals/page/2/#findComment-587714273 Share on other sites More sharing options...
strekship Posted July 19, 2006 Share Posted July 19, 2006 Who knows, they might make all of the apps free like VPC and VS. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/479909-microsoft-buys-winternals/page/2/#findComment-587714346 Share on other sites More sharing options...
gertin Posted July 19, 2006 Share Posted July 19, 2006 (edited) I hope these guys can get Microsoft on the right tracks. Edited July 19, 2006 by gertin Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/479909-microsoft-buys-winternals/page/2/#findComment-587714516 Share on other sites More sharing options...
McoreD Posted July 19, 2006 Share Posted July 19, 2006 I dunno why people are getting bent out of shape and assume MS will kill all the tools. Let's take, for example, few last acquisitions that MS did like this: - Virtual Server / Virtual PC - now both free... Virtual Server was improved quite bit in the process... - Lookout - merged with MSN/Windows Desktop Search, which beat the pants of Lookout in functionality and flexibility. Oh yeah, it's free - Giant Anti Spyware - Windows Defender brought Giant into 21st century as far as code base (it was a VB6 app I think!), it is much more robust... (albeit there are a few features missing from it compared to Gian times); Giant also had more bugs than swiss cheese holes and it was a retail released product too; ah yes, it's now again - free!! So what is the whining all about again? :shiftyninja: Very well said, BigBoy. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/479909-microsoft-buys-winternals/page/2/#findComment-587714633 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miuku. Posted July 19, 2006 Share Posted July 19, 2006 - Virtual Server / Virtual PC - now both free... Virtual Server was improved quite bit in the process... They only did it because VMWare released a free Server/Client product - note that VMWares product is vastly superior in every possible way. - Lookout - merged with MSN/Windows Desktop Search, which beat the pants of Lookout in functionality and flexibility. Oh yeah, it's free And it's also crap - there are competing (and free) products that offer better, faster and leaner functionality. Giant Anti Spyware - ah yes, it's now again - free!! Will be commercial down the line, be prepared to put down the all mighty dollar. So what is the whining all about again? :shiftyninja: Come back when you have a clue, Firefox troll boy. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/479909-microsoft-buys-winternals/page/2/#findComment-587715104 Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeroday Posted July 19, 2006 Share Posted July 19, 2006 As long as they don't remove the free tools, I don't mind. But if they start making them commercial, that'll be a big shame, and a let down to a lot of people. But I'm sure someone'll recompile and distribute it again, since most of the stuff is open source. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/479909-microsoft-buys-winternals/page/2/#findComment-587715423 Share on other sites More sharing options...
forster Posted July 19, 2006 Share Posted July 19, 2006 Always reminds me of the 'Compuglobalhypermeganet' Simpson's episode whenever Microsoft buys a small company. What the future holds for the original course of the site and developers remains to be seen. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/479909-microsoft-buys-winternals/page/2/#findComment-587715512 Share on other sites More sharing options...
L3thal Veteran Posted July 19, 2006 Veteran Share Posted July 19, 2006 Always reminds me of the 'Compuglobalhypermeganet' Simpson's episode whenever Microsoft buys a small company. Exception being Bill Gates made a personal trip to Homer's house and after refusing a buyout of a few million, Bill's body guards destroyed Homer's "office" :laugh: Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/479909-microsoft-buys-winternals/page/2/#findComment-587715814 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Montage Posted July 19, 2006 Share Posted July 19, 2006 Windows Vista Plus Pack just became a whole lot more worthwhile ;) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/479909-microsoft-buys-winternals/page/2/#findComment-587715837 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBoy Posted July 19, 2006 Share Posted July 19, 2006 They only did it because VMWare released a free Server/Client product - note that VMWares product is vastly superior in every possible way. And it's also crap - there are competing (and free) products that offer better, faster and leaner functionality. Will be commercial down the line, be prepared to put down the all mighty dollar. Come back when you have a clue, Firefox troll boy. I am sorry, but I guess you took what I said and/or the graphics in my signature personally. :blink: That is a bad thing to do... I recommend - decaf! :rofl: I do want to say though that you are wrong on two accounts: - MSN Desktop/Windows desktop search is definitely not crap; not sure if you tried it or not but I am guessing no. That is not to say that there is nothing out there better than it or something that you would rather use. Also - did you miss the fact that it is free? I guess so as otherwise you would not say that competition is free? - Windows Defender is NOT going to be retail; if someone is telling you that - they have no clue; or they are confused by the Corporate anty spyware product that MS is working on that will NOT be free. But then again - rarely any are; corporate ones that is. Or you are mixing that up with Windows OneCare which is a different thing alltogether again? Either way... Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/479909-microsoft-buys-winternals/page/2/#findComment-587716171 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stunna Posted July 19, 2006 Share Posted July 19, 2006 I was reading a lil bit about the products, the one that caught my eye was the run applications as a limited user for increased security. Has anyone used it? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/479909-microsoft-buys-winternals/page/2/#findComment-587716250 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agnes Leroy Posted July 19, 2006 Share Posted July 19, 2006 Some good software to microsoft cr@p basket.... :no: :o :angry: :angry: :angry: :angry: Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/479909-microsoft-buys-winternals/page/2/#findComment-587716530 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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