Cost

Does anyone know if the versons after beta will be free
as well?

free until at least June (or was that July?)
After that MS hasn't decided yet whether they will charge a fee or offer
this service for free.
"Phil" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Does anyone know if the versons after beta will be free
> as well?

They should in order to keep it competitive with already
free produces like Ad-Aware (basic) and Spybot.
>-----Original Message-----
>Does anyone know if the versons after beta will be free
>as well?
>.
>

Microsoft should definitely keep it free. I think it would actually make it
easier to sell PCs to wary consumers.

My $.02.



"Interested" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> They should in order to keep it competitive with already
> free produces like Ad-Aware (basic) and Spybot.
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Does anyone know if the versons after beta will be free
>>as well?
>>.
>>

"Interested" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> They should in order to keep it competitive with already
> free produces like Ad-Aware (basic) and Spybot.

Spybot and AdAware will not be true competitors unless they get a major
upgrade. Most of the new spyware is not detected or removed by them. Many
of you are going to be very surprised when you get a look at all the things
on your computer that the free scanners missed.

The spyware detection/removal field is very fluid right now. I doubt
whether Microsoft knows exactly what it will do in June or July.

Sunbelt says they may make their product, CounterSpy, which is a clone of
the Microsoft product, free for home users but sell the enterprise version.
They seem to have co ownership (?) of the antispyware code until 2007 (?).

Anyway 6 months is 2 internet years. Who knows what will happen.

We have been given a great gift by Microsoft. Use it.

{don}

Not to mention it would put a huge dent in the spyware,
adware, and malware industry. If it's kept free it'll
also give Microsoft a better reputation among the entire
computer based industry.

>-----Original Message-----
>Microsoft should definitely keep it free. I think it
would actually make it
>easier to sell PCs to wary consumers.
>
>My $.02.
>
>
>
>"Interested" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
in message
>news:005201c4f420$b6591a00$a501280a@phx.gbl...
>> They should in order to keep it competitive with
already
>> free produces like Ad-Aware (basic) and Spybot.
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>Does anyone know if the versons after beta will be free
>>>as well?
>>>.
>>>
>
>
>.
>

Keeping the service free would alos ease peoples mind
that the fuctionality of Spyware and Malware wasnt put
there by MS itself. :O .. (just like viruses arnt written
by the antivirus companies!!) Yeah right...



>-----Original Message-----
>Not to mention it would put a huge dent in the spyware,
>adware, and malware industry. If it's kept free it'll
>also give Microsoft a better reputation among the entire
>computer based industry.
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Microsoft should definitely keep it free. I think it
>would actually make it
>>easier to sell PCs to wary consumers.
>>
>>My $.02.
>>
>>
>>
>>"Interested" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote
>in message
>>news:005201c4f420$b6591a00$a501280a@phx.gbl...
>>> They should in order to keep it competitive with
>already
>>> free produces like Ad-Aware (basic) and Spybot.
>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>Does anyone know if the versons after beta will be
free
>>>>as well?
>>>>.
>>>>
>>
>>
>>.
>>
>.
>

This should have been included in service pack 2. We
already payed $200 for windows XP pro, we shouldn't have
to pay any more.

>-----Original Message-----
>free until at least June (or was that July?)
>After that MS hasn't decided yet whether they will
charge a fee or offer
>this service for free.
>"Phil" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message
>news:0e6e01c4f40e$f40c68f0$a601280a@phx.gbl...
>> Does anyone know if the versons after beta will be free
>> as well?
>
>
>.
>

I think best for everyone should be if personal edition
will be free and enterprise for money....

Bundling it may cause anti competition issues, especially
when MS launch the AV tools they bought last year.


>-----Original Message-----
>Keeping the service free would alos ease peoples mind
>that the fuctionality of Spyware and Malware wasnt put
>there by MS itself. :O .. (just like viruses arnt
written
>by the antivirus companies!!) Yeah right...
>
>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Not to mention it would put a huge dent in the spyware,
>>adware, and malware industry. If it's kept free it'll
>>also give Microsoft a better reputation among the
entire
>>computer based industry.
>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>Microsoft should definitely keep it free. I think it
>>would actually make it
>>>easier to sell PCs to wary consumers.
>>>
>>>My $.02.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>"Interested" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com>
>wrote
>>in message
>>>news:005201c4f420$b6591a00$a501280a@phx.gbl...
>>>> They should in order to keep it competitive with
>>already
>>>> free produces like Ad-Aware (basic) and Spybot.
>>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>>Does anyone know if the versons after beta will be
>free
>>>>>as well?
>>>>>.
>>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>.
>>>
>>.
>>
>.
>