Back in August I posted an entry on my private blog about the what you should know about spyware article on the Microsoft website. The article has since been replaced but I was interested to read about Microsoft's purchase of Giant Company - a leading provider of anti-spyware and anti-spam software.
Paul Thurrott's SuperSite for Windows includes some information on Giant AntiSpyware as well as comment on Microsoft's plans for the product, but this is the clearest indication yet as to how Microsoft is planning to integrate anti-spyware capabilities into Windows - something that some industry commentators criticised Windows XP Service Pack 2 for not addressing.