Microsoft To Offer Virus Defense

Posted by Zonk on Friday May 13, 2005 @02:54AM from the no-more-foot-shooting dept.

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."

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Nice... by DarkMavis · 2005-05-13 02:57 · Score: 5, Funny

It's like paying the mob for "protection" when you pay Microsoft for "security". Thanks but no thanks. I've seen enough Soprano episodes to know what can happen when you deal with the mob.
Re:We'll give you virus protection by TripMaster+Monkey · 2005-05-13 03:00 · Score: 5, Funny

Yeah...."nice computer you have here...it'd be a shame if anything were to happen to it..."

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A cure for their own disease? by Sounder40 · 2005-05-13 03:02 · Score: 4, Funny

A cure for their own disease?
No, that would be Linux.

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