Windows OneCare Beta Now Available
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Microsoft is getting ready to give a serious hit to Symantec and McAfee. On Tuesday, the company launched its Windows OneCare Live beta, a PC protection and maintenance service that offers and antivirus and firewall, along with tune-up and backup functionality.
Any Windows XP SP2 user can now register to download the latest beta release.
Microsoft said, "Windows OneCare is built on the goal that protecting your PC should be easy and intuitive. The interface and workflow have been designed around one simple concept: get green and stay green. Your Windows OneCare status can be green, yellow, or red."The public beta release could be an ominous sign for security vendors such as Symantec, McAfee and Trend Micro. Windows OneCare Live is not compatible with other antivirus software and requires it be removed. In addition, OneCare will not work with Windows Vista, raising questions about what security features the OS will natively include.
"With Microsoft's big emphasis on security in Windows Vista, OneCare incompatibility is tough to rationalize. One plausible explanation: That Microsoft will bundle similar capabilities with Windows Vista," remarked Jupiter Research senior analyst Joe Wilcox. "I wouldn't be shocked to see same kind of features found in Windows OneCare, including antivirus, as part of Vista."
Have you tried OneCare? What you think about it? Do you believe this new service from MS means the end of major Antivirus vendors? Share your thoughts with us!
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