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Microsoft To Offer Free Anti-Virus Software

Posted by kdawson on from the another-industry-done-gone dept.

Dynamoo writes "The good news is that Microsoft have announced free anti-virus software for consumers, dubbed Morro, available late next year. The bad news is ... well, exactly the same. Although Microsoft's anti-malware products are pretty good, this move could drive many competitors out of business and create a dangerous security monoculture; major rivals will be lawyering up already. On the other hand, many malware infections could be prevented even by basic software. So is this going to be a good or bad thing overall?"

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  1. Yeah, but by NoStrings · · Score: 5, Funny

    Does it run on Linux?

  2. My thanks by cyrus0 · · Score: 5, Funny

    That reminds me, I need to put duct tape over all the rust on my car. Thing should hold up like a champ!

  3. Hilarity ensues by symbolset · · Score: 4, Funny

    The opportunities for humor start here and go on forever. I guess we might as well start:

    "My God! Its full of fails!" "Like buying antibiotics from the hooker." "TrunkMonkey equipped with chair." "Would you like Warez with that?" "Antivirus vendors: Oooh. That's what 'gold partner' means!" "Hi, I'm a Mac ... and I'm a PC (achoo)." Good Lord this stuff writes itself. Hold on while I microwave some popcorn.

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    Help stamp out iliturcy.
  4. Re:re Hard to decide ... by martin-boundary · · Score: 4, Funny

    The ones who practice safe computing probably don't come in as much.

    Yeah, they probably even use Linux. Savages.