Microsoft accused of withholding Vista APIs
Security vendors are claiming Microsoft was deliberately withholding access to its Vista spyware product, but the software giant denied the charge.
Anti-malware company Symantec has accused Microsoft of withholding key information about its upcoming Vista operating system, in an attempt to gain an unfair advantage in the security market.
Symantec claimed this week in the UK that Microsoft was refusing to hand over the application programmable interfaces (APIs) for Windows Defender, its spyware product which will be included in Vista.
Without the APIs, Symantec said that it wasn't able to ensure that its own security products were compatible with Vista.
Microsoft, however, insisted yesterday that the APIs were now available.
