Former Microsoft PR man Sean Sundwall has stopped defending Microsoft’s actions and started defending 180solutions, the company that was behind the break-up of the anti-spyware consortium COAST (The other members where not happy that an alleged SpyWare company were allowed to join an anti-spyware group and as a result the group broke up.) 180solutions have been involved in some decidedly questionable tactics in the past and although they claim to be clean now, not everyone is in agreeance with them. Sean Sundwall has been instrumental in many of Microsoft’s PR efforts, so by putting Mr Sundwall on the payroll 180solutions are no doubt hoping will give them some creditability. Ironically not so long ago, Sean was making anti spyware press statements on behalf of Microsoft. Goes to show how much you can believe PR, their opinions appear to be directly related to their pay packet. Not a particulary surprising fact, but one that should definately be remembered when reading such PR material.
