Troubles with slowness.

[mach04]

Yes I am sure with that huge financial and human resources they possess, they are very interested in locating and eliminating the potential harms against their products, and pay them well

 

[cluberti]

It was $250,000 USD, and it was for the Rustock operators. See here:
Microsoft offers $250,000 reward for Rustock botnet information - latimes.com

 

[SlasherIT]

@cluberti - Spot on!

 

[mach04]

MS can afford spending these amounts to catch viruses, I don't think other companies are interested in such investments.