OneCare to be replaced by free ‘Morro’

  • Posted on: December 1st, 2008
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Perhaps this post is a little late but Microsoft has announced a week ago that they will be discontinuing Windows Live OneCare (Microsoft’s security suite). Instead, it will be replaced by a free solution currently codenamed ‘Morro’. Morro will be released in the second half of 2009.?

Related articles around the web:

Supersite Blog -?Microsoft discontinuing OneCare, will deliver free security offering instead

ReadWriteWeb -?Microsoft Working on Free Vaccine for Windows Viruses

Official Microsoft Website -?Microsoft Announces Plans for No-Cost Consumer Security Offering

ZD Net Blogs -?Microsoft kills Windows Live

OneCare and Equipt subscription services

Ars Technica -?Symantec and Kaspersky on OneCare’s death: good riddance