Hi, Andrew.
That announcement took me by surprise, but in the long run I think it is a good
direction. The engine will continue and the fluff will be removed. From my
perspective, Tune-up, Backup, Circles, and the rest are complicated overhead for
the core concept of OneCare as a protection product.
I do hope that they offer these other services/components in another form in the
future, though.
-steve
"Andre Da Costa" <andred25@xxxxxx> wrote:
Quote:
>Thought I would post this here:
>"In a very surprising move, Microsoft has announced today that Windows Live
>OneCare customers will be getting the shaft next year. The software giant
>has decided to replace OneCare with a free security solution (codenamed
>"Morro") to be released in the second half of next year. The
>yet-to-be-announced product will be a realtime anti-malware protection
>solution, whereas OneCare offered that plus backup and management features.
>Retail sales of the Windows Live OneCare subscription service will end on
>June 30, 2009. "
>
>http://arstechnica.com/journals/micr...care-next-year --
Stephen Boots
MVP Windows Live
Windows Live OneCare Forum Moderator
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