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MS dumps OneCare, slates free security software for '09 - Australian PC World
Microsoft will dump its Windows Live OneCare consumer security software next year and instead give away revamped, streamlined anti-malware software that it's calling "Morro" for the moment. A longtime rival called the move the equivalent of Microsoft ...

Microsoft kills OneCare; plans free antivirus - PC Advisor
Microsoft has officially announced plans to exit the paid-for antivirus software market, killing off the Windows Live OneCare product it launched just two years ago. Windows Live OneCare will no longer be available from June 2009, at which time ...

IT Microsoft Announces Free Antivirus Software for H2 2009 - DailyTech
Microsoft looks to take the fight to malware makers with its own free product Microsoft has long annoyed security software makers over the last decade as it has rolled out free products which often offer a competitive alternative to competitor's ...

Antivirus firms shrug at Microsoft's free security suite - CNET News
A representative for AVG Technologies, maker of AVG Antivirus , told CNET News on Wednesday, "We view this as a positive step for the AV (antivirus) landscape. AVG has believed in the right to free antivirus software for the past eight years." The ...

Microsoft drops OneCare antivirus product - Computerworld Australia
Two years after trying to build a consumer antivirus business, Microsoft has decide to throw in the towel. The software vendor said Tuesday that it will discontinue retail sales of its Windows Live OneCare product at the end of June next year, and ...

Microsoft moves to take back antivirus market - TG Daily
Analyst Opinion - Microsoft just announced it will be discontinuing OneCare and roll out out a free antivirus product soon. I believe the company made a huge mistake by not owning all aspects of primary security for Windows from the start. I applaud ...

Microsoft ditches OneCare for free antivirus - Silicon.com
Microsoft 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 ...

Update: Microsoft drops OneCare antivirus product - Infoworld
Microsoft is phasing out OneCare in order to focus its efforts on getting Windows users to adopt antivirus (AV) technology, said Amy Barzdukas, a senior director of product management with Microsoft. "Our goal with OneCare was to get more customers ...

How Live OneCare changed the antivirus landscape - CNET News
Since its introduction in 2006, Microsoft's Windows Live OneCare has altered the antivirus landscape. With Tuesday's announcement that Microsoft will no longer be selling the product but offering a free version, code-named Morro , starting in June ...

One popular free antivirus scanner recently created a world of woe for ... - DailyTech
The world of computer security can be a scary place for friends and foes alike . This weekend users' found their AVG software updated with a new virus definition file. Then they quickly found their computers crashing. What was discovered was that the ...