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Microsoft dumps OneCare, slates free security software for '09
Published 11/19/2008 at Latest from Computerworld
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."
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