Is MSAS going to be free on final version?

[MSAS Fan]

just wondering if it's going to be free, because I've
read this article about the new Microsoft PC Health
Service in this site
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1815467,00.asp

here's why im having a second opinion about MSAS not
being free and we have to pay subcription in order to use
it. below is the explanations.

A new Microsoft PC Health service

"Microsoft today announced plans for Windows OneCare, a
new subscription-based service that will proactively keep
consumer PCs healthy. It will automate maintenance tasks,
offer full security protection, and handle backing up
essential files. As much as possible, the service will
run in the background, out of sight. When necessary, the
user will configure and review all of its functions in
one place."

"Microsoft has released an early beta version of the
service to its employees this week, and a public beta is
planned for later this year. The current internal beta
includes antivirus and firewall security, automated
backup, and PC maintenance tools. Other features,
including antispyware, will be added during the beta
period. The final subscription price for the service has
not yet been determined."

if you want to read more about this article go here:
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1815467,00.asp

MSAS should be free as we all have taken the risk to use
this beta version and have taken the time to post
bugs/issue on the Microsoft Antispyware Newsgroups.

 

[MSAS Fan]

all of you can read more about the New Window Onecare
that microsoft will offer later. here's the link

http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1815494,00.asp

 

[Bill Sanderson]

Bill Gates made a clear statement about it being free. That said, I've read
that announcment too. I don't think this indicates a reversal--but I don't
have the whole story yet. I'd keep a close eye on information about IE7,
myself.

 

[Andre Da Costa]

OneCare is an AntiVirus and system monitoring application to ensure that you
keep you security applications such as Microsoft's Antivirus and AntiSpyware
utilities up to date, plus the included Help and Support.

Too bad its started off as a US only beta so far, I would have loved to try
this out, has close resemblance to Microsoft AntiSpyware.
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/onecare/default.mspx

 

[Bill Sanderson]

Yes--the U.S. only beta is too bad. They need to roll this out in different
countries with care, though--lots of legal issues to sort through, I expect.