• Bye-Bye OneCare, hello freebie

    Posted on November 19, 2008 at 15:59 CST by • Comment in the Forums

    File this in our “not a moment too soon department”…

    Microsoft has just announced that it’s going to get out of the business of competing with the antivirus software community. Windows Live OneCare is to die a deserved death next June.

    In its place, Microsoft will apparently offer a free utility that concentrates on zapping malware.

    “Morro” will be available as a stand-alone download and offer malware protection for the Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7 operating systems. When used in conjunction with the ongoing security and privacy enhancements of Windows and Internet Explorer, this new solution will offer consumers a robust, no-cost security solution to help protect against the majority of online threats.

    If you’ve seen any of my Windows XP or Vista books, you know that I rake Microsoft over the coals about OneCare. It’s payola, pure and simple: how in the world can Microsoft charge you for protecting yourself from flaws in Microsoft’s software? The day Microsoft released OneCare in May 2006, I bellered, and I haven’t stopped bellyaching since.

    It’s about time.

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