“We're making Microsoft Security Essentials free to download but we're not going to push it down to people. Some OEMs may choose to include the software as a free bundle but that's the closest it'll ever come to being pre-installed,” Evans explained.We saw the beta for this back in June. They've worked the rough edges off, so have at it. I plan on installing it on the kids's computers here Chez Borepatch.
Microsoft said its primary targets are the millions of Windows users that currently have no protection at all, rather than any concerted effort to poach users from McAfee and Symantec and certainly not for workplace PCs.
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
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I use it on my Eee Netbook, have been since the Beta. It's very unobtrusive, low-key, and easy to use. Downside is that it doesn't come with a firewall, necessitating using the Windows Firewall that was part of Service Pack 2.
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