Microsoft To Offer Virus Defense

FridayBob writes "According to the New York Times, Microsoft plans to enter the consumer antivirus business with a subscription service next year. Most of us will remember Microsoft's assimilation of RAV Antivirus from GeCAD Software of Romania in 2003." From the article: "Microsoft plans to expand the service beyond its 60,000 employees this summer and offer an open trial for consumers this fall. No date has been set for a commercial introduction, but the executive in charge of the new business said it would ultimately be offered as an annual service by subscription."

Comments

Wouldn't it be better to have a fixed windows?

[scharman]

Guys, to be frank, who really cares what M$ what to charge for this thing. It has to be priced reasonably cheaply for joe user to buy it. And if it works and all the joe lunchpacks have it installed on their computers, well this is a GoodThing(TM).

Hopefully it will reduce/eliminate(?) the thousands of port scans/script attacks we all get on our servers every day. So, MS, you have my vote! You're still a c$@t of a company, but better to pay for this feature than not have it at all.

(Heh, then again, most people will just pirate it or expect an OEM bundle deal anyhows!)

Re:We'll give you virus protection

[masklinn]

the company that seems to have every piece of software they put out hit by viruses

And i don't know about you, but i'm anxiously waiting for the first virus that'll exploit a flaw in MS' antivirus software