Bill's dream to can spam.

I have to say that i love the ego of bill gates. By the time he no longer wants, to he will rule the world. This week he has stated that he will stop spam. I love that kinda talk because I hate spam. I have an easy to spam email address, and at last count I am getting over 500 spams every day. I use a number of tools to combat this so I still deal with it in a way that has not yet stopped me from using the email address. In fact here it is - nick@bigpond.com. Bring it on. I will not be beaten by spammers.

However there is one thing that does send a shiver down my spine and that is how bill is going to stop the spam. Better filters, bigger bounties, lobbying law makers? Somehow I dont think so, because all of these are reactive, and that is not bills way. So I think to myself how would I make spam go away if I was bill gates.

Assumption 1 - I am bill gates and I own and control microsoft. (ps i know there are other share holders but this is a dream, ok)
Assumption 2 - I own all of the computer desktops and servers that I care about. I don't care about those silly #nix systems, or those annoying little fruity things.

Idea... Why don't I add a patch to windows email software that only accepts messages from other windows email applications. Well at least the ones that require product activation so that I know that there is a unique system to use it. It can even be optional. My customers don't have to use it, but if they want to get rid of spam then maybe they will want to.

It is hot where I am sitting but this idea makes me feel cold. We need a better solution that one that Bill dreams up.