Microsoft Officially Announces Anti-Virus Product

Posted by Zonk on Thursday February 9, 2006 @03:23AM from the another-product-all-grown-up dept.

Harry Maugans writes "Microsoft has officially announced their entrance into the anti-virus market. By combining anti-virus scans, anti-spyware scans, and firewall protection into a single package, Microsoft thinks they've created something fresh. So fresh they're charging an annual fee of $49.99 per year." From the article: "Microsoft's Windows OneCare Live program will be launched in June and made available online and via retailers for an annual fee of $49.95 on up to three machines. Customers who beta test Windows OneCare Live between April 1 and April 30 get to take advantage of a special $19.95 promotional price. Microsoft's pricing means Windows OneCare subscribers are likely to pay less up front than if they bought traditional anti-virus software like Symantec, for example, whose Norton AntiVirus 2006 protection pack for three PCs lists at $89.99."

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So let me get this straight Bill.... by d3ac0n · 2006-02-09 03:27 · Score: 1, Redundant

You want me to PAY YOU for protection against the very problems your bad design made possible?

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redundant redundancy by greysky · 2006-02-09 03:37 · Score: 1, Redundant

they're charging an annual fee of $49.99 per year

And in other news from the department of redundancy department... ...actually, I'm surprised it's not an annual fee of $49.99 TWICE a year.