Friday 26 September 11:00 - 11:30, Green room.Randy Abrams NSS Labs In a presentation at the 2006 Virus Bulletin Conference I asked the question: 'Is Microsoft's entry into the anti-virus space, extortion, expedience, or will it spell the end of the AV industry?' Having worked for 12 years at Microsoft and, at the time, 16 months at ESET, I brought a unique perspective to the conversation. For seven years at Microsoft, I worked very closely with the anti-virus industry as well as with security teams within Microsoft. In 2006, the jury was still out. At the time that Microsoft announced its entry into the anti-virus space, Jimmy Kuo quipped 'I'll consider it a warning when Microsoft actually does it - because that'll be two tries. And Microsoft succeeds on its third try.' Shortly after Windows Live OneCare was released, Jimmy joined Microsoft. Eight years after that VB presentation the answers to the questions are clear. Some predictions have proved to be true, and others not. There have also been some entirely unexpected results. This year I will review the predictions of 2006 and compare them with the reality of the impact of Microsoft on the AV space today. (And I shan't pick on Symantec.) Click here for more details about the conference.