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It was first reported that Microsoft was to buy Claria, but that now has changed. Claria is the company that released the Gator spyware software and I think if Microsoft were to buy it, it would be the biggest mistake of all time. They said that they won’t buy Claria but are still interested in technology similar to Claria’s and that no partner is “officially in scope at this time“. The above screenshot shows Microsoft’s AntiSpyware program setting the Claria spyware to ignore. This is a big worry as Gator is the most annoying spyware I have ever come across. I have now relaxed a bit, as right now I am using Windows, but soon enough I will be getting a Mac Mini with Tiger! So no more worries after that!