Cnet NewsMicrosoft on Tuesday said it is changing its strategy for offering PC antivirus software, with plans to discontinue its subscription-based consumer security suite and instead offer individuals free software to protect their PCs.
Code-named Morro, the new offering will be available in the second half of 2009 and will protect against viruses, spyware, rootkits, and Trojans, the company said in a statement.
With the arrival of Morro, Microsoft plans to stop selling the Windows Live OneCare service, although the two services are not identical. Morro lacks OneCare's non-security features, such as printer sharing and automated PC tuneup. Morro will, however, use fewer resources than the subscription-based offering, making it better suited to low-bandwith systems and less powerful PCs.
Microsoft decided to switch to a free product because there are still so many PCs out there that lack any antivirus software.
Microsoft decided to switch to a free product because there are still so many PCs out there that lack any antivirus software.
Microsoft to offer free consumer security suite
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Would you trust a security package named after a chocolate bar?
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The question should be would you trust a security suite released by M$? Not me that is for sure.
Indeed... combine the two and you have a recipe for disasterp2p-sharing-rules wrote: The question should be would you trust a security suite released by M$? Not me that is for sure.
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I read this on a News feed a few days ago it seems it will be released next year and be pre-installed on all new PC's