Microsoft OneCare is coming |
This should be interesting. PCWorld.com is reporting that:
Microsoft is readying a new consumer security product that offers virus and spyware protection, a new firewall and several tune-up tools for Windows PCs, a move that pits the software giant squarely against traditional security software vendors.
I wonder what the cost of this will ultimately be for both the initial product and the yearly definition updates (almost everybody charges for those these days). The article indicates Microsoft is vague on pricing. My guess is that it will be competitive with current security package.
Did this post make you go hmm?




[…] In fairness to Microsoft, they have said all along they planned to one day sell this product. The day of reckoning is here. I thought this was an interesting move a year ago and wondered what the pricing would be. I had hoped however they would find some way to package this into their Ultimate editions. […]
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