That's kind of funny. I didn't see it as "taking a stand against this threat" so much as "hey everyone, Microsoft is the good guy, sony is the bad guy" type of thing.
Which isn't necessarily a bad thing. If everyone did the "hey look I'm a nice company" type of thing, we would all benefit. But I didn't see it as entirely altruistic.
Microsoft just gave Sony a big slap in the face by updating their anti-spyware to remove the Sony DRM Rootkit.
I applaud Microsoft for taking a stand against this threat.

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