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20-Nov-2008, 12:50 AM #1
Microsoft kills OneCare...
Microsoft today announced plans to kill its Windows Live OneCare PC care and security suite and replace it with a free anti-malware utility.

The new product, code-named “Morro,” will be designed for a smaller footprint that will use fewer computing resources, making it ideal for low-bandwidth scenarios or less powerful PCs, Microsoft said its surprise announcement.

http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=2190&tag=nl.e550
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03-Dec-2008, 11:38 AM #2
Wait, Microsoft's going to replace a product with one that uses LESS resources?!
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Wait, Microsoft's going to replace a product with one that uses LESS resources?!
I know, hard to beleive. But we cant have the better of both worlds so it will be smaller and MORE useless.
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03-Dec-2008, 05:46 PM #4
Wow, I can't believe they dropped OneCare already.. seemed like they were just getting it off the ground!
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OneCare was a pretty bloated entry, I'm not that surprised that they dropped it. I don't know anyone that used it.
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