Microsoft to Ship OneCare Live in June 2006
Filed in: Microsoft, Technology — February 14th, 2006
Microsoft plans to ship OneCare Live starting from June 2006. Microsoft will charge USD$49.95 (RM186) per year for three PCs licenses. It will be sold online and in stores.
OneCare Live is a combination of anti-virus, anti-spyware, firewall with backup features and several tune-up tools. It was first announced by Microsoft in June 2003.
My two cents
Microsoft is officially entering the antivirus market, slashing the price to beat other antivirus vendors. Norton AntiVirus 2006 Protection Pack - 3 User and McAfee VirusScan 2006 - 3 User Pack are both USD$89.99.
Will Microsoft succeed? I think so. Besides selling at a cheaper price, Microsoft will request computer vendors to bundle OneCare Live along with Windows XP (and the coming Windows Vista). How can you beat Microsoft?
[ Via ZDNet ]
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February 14th, 2006 at 4:07 pm
it is a typical microsoft tactic…actually a typical business tactic
when you are late into the race…..go in cheap, real cheap…then catch up with the price once you have the confidence of the market
February 14th, 2006 at 4:49 pm
Yes, MS has A LOT money to do that.