Microsoft will provide users with free personal antivirus software

Microsoft announced that next year will provide free personal antivirus software, and to provide online payment security antivirus software package will be terminated. Microsoft said the code-named "Morro" The new product will be released in the second half of 2009 to help consumers fend off viruses, spyware, rootkit and Trojan horses. Morro with the launch, Microsoft plans to stop selling WindowsLiveOneCare services, even though the two are not exactly the same product. Morro lack of OneCare's non-security features such as automatic printer sharing and PCtuneup. However, Morro occupied by relatively few resources and therefore more suitable for narrow bandwidth, low-performance PC. Microsoft decided to adopt the free model, because there are too many PC does not install any antivirus software. Microsoft WindowsLiveOneCareTeam in his blog wrote: "Most of the world's consumers do not have the latest anti-virus, anti-spyware and anti-malware protection." This is a veteran such as Symantec and McAfee Security, is clearly a hit. The two companies have not yet comment on it. Microsoft WindowsLiveOneCare annual fee of 49.95 U.S. dollars, for up to 3 PC share. WindowsLiveOneCare will continue through retailers, with sales of Vista and WindowsXP until June 30, 2009, direct sales will be phased out with the introduction of Morro. The statement said: "Microsoft will ensure that all existing customers to order services during the continue to be protected." Morro will be on the network for free download, the application of the system, including WindowsXP, WindowsVista and Windows7. In 2003, Microsoft bought Romanian security software company GeCad, spent 3 years in May 2006 began selling OneCare. While the outside world with different OneCare, the security software market is still set off the waves, resulting in large-scale price cuts. Microsoft also unveiled Forefront enterprise security software, and 17 of MicrosoftOnline made at the meeting said that the company plans to expand its hosting services, security products.