It now appears that rumors regarding Microsoft acquiring Claria (formerly Gator) may have been exaggerated. “Informed Sources” appear to be conveniently disappearing and the Microsoft Anti-Spyware team posted a response to customer questions regarding the change in treatment of Claria applications.
More as I hear it. Informed sources, please comment.
Uninformed sources (Cory Doctorow): Please check your facts.
Sensible Sources (Ed Bott, in particular): Thanks for the sanity check.