Microsoft to release free anti-virus software in 2009

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    Microsoft plans to abandon OneCare and offer free anti-virus software next year

    http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog/2008/nov/19/microsoft-onecare-morro
     
    Divisive Cottonwood, Nov 19, 2008 IP
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  2. YSeo

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    This should be good
    I am looking forward to see it
     
    YSeo, Nov 19, 2008 IP
  3. Lordo

    Lordo Well-Known Member

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    Exciting news. Another market to be ruined by the dinos!
     
    Lordo, Nov 19, 2008 IP
  4. kewlchat

    kewlchat Well-Known Member

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    thanks for the info :)
    i gave you a rep point for it ;)
     
    kewlchat, Nov 19, 2008 IP
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    microsoft & free! thats hard to believe ;)
     
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    wow yea you never know they might go open source next :eek:
     
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    It's about time they released something to protect their buggy OS
     
    comtec, Nov 19, 2008 IP
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    their OS was not with that manny buggy, there are way to many holes to go :p
     
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    That's great news. We need more free antivirus softwares out there.
     
    cool_78, Nov 20, 2008 IP
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    YES! This is exactly what Windows users need.. Microsoft own the operating system, so they are the masters of security within it!
    I just hope they don't cock it up, and it's actually good ;)
     
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    Yes,they might go for open source for some of their software except windows.
     
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    It's a great news for teches.
    I think this is a bad news for who is selling antivirus software
     
    RichardG87, Nov 20, 2008 IP
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    cool news. I hope it's a good quality freeware.
     
    dolin88, Nov 20, 2008 IP
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    Yeah. Most of the idiots who use Norton (sorry :p) will realise Microsoft is probably better since they made the OS, and it's free too.. I guess Microsoft are going for usage here and wiping out the rest of the candidates, rather than profit. However once the companies that sell anti-virus are defeated, no doubt they will offer a premium version and stop updates for the free one.. just like they did with all their old OSes even though we paid for lifetime licenses and updates. :mad:
     
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    Nice!
    Hope it will be better than IE and will work on XP... and not on Vista only :)

    Greetz
     
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    Aquarezz, better than IE? I think your mixed up, this is an anti-virus software ;)
     
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    Hi,
    I know.. but IE is from Microsoft and I think it's a sucky browser... I need to spend 5 more hours to make my sites valid in IE too... :(

    In FF everything works always 100% fine :p

    So yeah.. if their anti-virus software would have problems with a lot things... than I wouldn't use it either :D

    Greetz
     
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    Don't think like that, it might actually come true >.>
     
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    #19
    Good idea. The future is free!

    Maybe there will be no need to earn any money in the future!
     
    lightless, Nov 20, 2008 IP
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    Very nice, very nice!

    Free is always good :D
     
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