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LiveSide - Windows Live news and interviews: Microsoft discontinues Windows Live OneCare – offers lightweight alternative for free
All about Microsoft: Microsoft kills off Windows Live OneCare and Equipt subscription services
Betanews: Microsoft to replace Live OneCare with 'no-cost' anti-malware
Microsoft discontinues Windows Live OneCare – offers lightweight alternative for free
LiveSide - Windows Live news and interviews —
Microsoft just announced that it is discontinuing Windows Live OneCare from 2009, replacing it with a free lightweight alternative, codenamed “Morro”. The new product will be available towards the end of 2009, and provide complete malware protection to consumers, at no cost. This is in contrast to Windows Live Onecare, which currently offers malware protection, backup, online photo backup, multiple machine monitoring and a firewall. However these features come with a price tag of around $30 for 3 machines. Windows Live OneCare subscriptions will stop being sold via retail channels from 30 June 2009, though direct sales via Microsoft will stop ...
Microsoft kills off Windows Live OneCare and Equipt subscription services
All about Microsoft —
Microsoft is positioning Morro as targeted at “smaller PC form factors” and “emerging markets” (sounds like netbooks /OLPCs). The Morro security service “will have a smaller footprint that will use fewer computing resources, making it ideal for low-bandwidth scenarios or less powerful PCs,” the Softies say.“Windows Live OneCare will continue to be sold for Windows XP and Windows Vista at retail through June 30, 2009.” Looks like Microsoft is pretty confident Morro will be done by the start of the second half of next year, at the latest. Morro will be a standalone ...
Microsoft to replace Live OneCare with 'no-cost' anti-malware
Betanews —
... OneCare, replacing it with a free alternative. The new service, which has yet to be formally named but which is being referred to by its code-name "Morro" (perhaps named after a famous Spanish fortress) is said to be constructed around the current anti-malware engine used as part of the Live OneCare service, though with a smaller footprint. The aim is to enable the new service to be used in devices with smaller memory and resources, probably including netbooks. An explanation on the Windows Live OneCare team blog this afternoon reads, "Ultimately, we believe the decision to ...
Windows Live OneCare ending June, 30,2009 - New security solution soon!
D' Technology Weblog —
... Live OneCare subscription service beginning June 30, 2009.
OneCare will continue to be available online at http://onecare.live.com to new and renewing subscribers at least until the new solution is available, for use on Windows XP and Windows Vista PCs. Microsoft will continue to support Windows Live OneCare for Server on SBS 2008 through June 30, 2009. Windows Live OneCare for Server subscribers will be supported for the duration of their subscription.
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Microsoft Working on Free Vaccine for Windows Viruses
ReadWriteWeb —
... As a result of the new offering, Microsoft will be shuttering their paid virus protection service Windows Live OneCare, which has been provided on a subscription basis at a cost of $49.95 US for up to three machines. ...
Microsoft to replace Live OneCare with free alternative
Download Squad —
... Microsoft announced yesterday that Live OneCare, its anti-virus/malware application, will be put to rest on June 30, 2009. A replacement offering is slated for release around the same time. ...
Microsoft Discontinuing Windows Live OneCare
Technology - Channel Feed —
... Microsoft has finally lowered its gear. It has “decided to phase out Windows Live OneCare and will discontinue retail sales of Windows Live OneCare subscription service beginning June 30, 2009.” What they intend to do is lure more n00bs by offering a toned-down version of a security solution for free of cost by the second half of 2009. ...
