Microsoft is getting involved in the free anti-virus software market.  There are a few good anti-virus software programs out there, such as AVG Free and Kapersky.  Now, Microsoft will be offering its own free security software called “Morro” slated for the second half of next year.

McAfee and Symantec think that Microsoft isn’t able to compete on an anti-virus product level with its Live One Care so it feels it’s throwing in the gloves with a free package.   Microsoft’s Live One Care was a product put out by Microsoft that only gained 2% of the overall anti-virus market.  Its marketing ploy was to provide it for free for 90 days, then you’d pay if you like it. 

Well, it’s probably true that Microsoft is throwing in the towel with its anti-virus product, but hasn’t anyone heard of Windows Defender? Defender is a free anti-spyware that couldn’t hack it with the big boys, Spyware Doctor and Lavasoft Ad-Aware. 

Although Defender is a good automated software, it, alone, hasn’t been able to detect and remove the advanced spyware threats.  As Defender, we imagine Microsoft’s future anti-virus software will act the same - automated and light, but weak overall.  Well,  you pay for what you get!  But overall, Microsoft will win as an overall robust operating system (maybe too robust and bloated at times) that does it all.

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