[HAL9000]

Fork it over - or else...

[Turbopilot]

Good luck with that. I pay $0.00 for security on my home PCs and for that I get all the protection I'll ever need. MS must have some heavy marketing planned if they intend to get people to pay $50/year for something that's readily available free of charge. Of course, Symantec and McAfee already get that for their home security suites, so who knows why people are willing to pay for such things?

[Boundless]

> Windows Live OneCare, which will protect up to three
> computers for $49.95 per year, marks the latest step
> in Microsoft's effort over the years to make its operating
> system less vulnerable to crippling Internet attacks.

"marks the latest step" ?
BS

It amounts to an admission that MS is entirely unable to
make secure products, but that they recognize that
running a protection racket can be immensely profitable.

Plus, MS can now lock Symantec & other out by building
in security defects that only MS knows how to fix.
I'm not sure this last bit is a joke. MS is, however.

[ShadowAce]

[Echo Talon]

$49.95 for 3 computers is cheeper than Symantec or McAfee.

[bitt]

http://safety.live.com/site/en-US/default.htm

this is the beta/freebie....... still available

[N3WBI3]

Microsoft Corp. was to announce Wednesday that it is releasing software that aims to better protect people who use its Windows operating system from Internet attacks. The move pits the world's largest software maker head-to-head with longtime business partners Symantec Corp., McAfee Inc. and others.

LOL this is like a car dealer selling you the floormats, how pathetic!