How NSA access was built into Windows

[Les]

On Thu, 2007-01-18 at 16:30 -0800, Peter Gordon wrote:
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> Anti-malware companies, which make their large profits from the infestations
> and insecurities of Windows, have a huge say in what Microsoft can do with
> their OS. Unfortunately for such a companies as Microsoft and others, this
> profit is apparently worth more to them then consumer satisfaction and good
> design principles.
> -- 
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Can you post a source for this assertion?  I find it highly unlikely
that Microsoft even talks to these folks other than to give them the
same access to Redmond that any other Windows Certified developer has.

Regards,
Les H