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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Free 'Morro' Antivirus To Replace Microsoft OneCare - VisualStudio Magazine
Redmond is rolling out a free antivirus software program for consumers that will compete with products made by Symantec and McAfee. Code-named "Morro," the AV app is expected to be available by the end 2009. Microsoft, which unveiled Morro on Tuesday ...

Will Microsoft's antivirus move draw antitrust fire? - CNET News
Microsoft's decision to offer free antivirus software puts rivals such as McAfee and Symantec in a tough position. To be sure, those two--and other rivals--will be able to tout products that offer a broader range of features than Microsoft plans to ...

Microsoft Plans Free Software to Shield PCs - Wall Street Journal
Microsoft Corp. said it will offer free software to protect PCs from viruses, in a move that could pose new challenges for independent makers of security software. The Redmond, Wash., company said it plans to introduce its security software, code ...

WSJ calls Microsoft antivirus tool 'spyware' - CNET News
There's a lot of ways to look at Microsoft's decision to abandon OneCare and come up with free antivirus software. But I had to do a double take Tuesday night when I saw the Wall Street Journal headline on the decision: "Microsoft plans new spyware ...

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 ...

Microsoft looks to take the fight to malware makers with its own free ... - DailyTech
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 packaged software free-of-charge. Microsoft merely offered a decently competitive ...

Microsoft scraps OneCare antivirus product - MacWorld UK
The software vendor said on Tuesday that it will discontinue retail sales of its Windows Live OneCare product at the end of June next year, and instead offer Windows users free antivirus software, code-named Morro. "In order for us to focus on ...