Microsoft Names Antispyware App - Windows Defender

[Deepak]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20051108/tc_pcworld/123460

Microsoft gave an official name to its software for protecting computer users against spyware. The software, which has been known as Windows AntiSpyware Beta 1, will be called Windows Defender when the finished version becomes available next year, a Microsoft spokesperson said Tuesday.

A posting on Microsoft's TechNet Web blog announced the change on Friday and also revealed some details about capabilities coming to the software. The current version of Windows AntiSpyware Beta 1 has 18 million users, the spokesperson said.

 

[suryad]

Hope it remains free!

 

[Frank]

Hope it remains free!

They want and need to charge money for it. At the moment it is still free and installed automatically to create market share, but they would get another set of anti-trust lawsuits (and throw anway money) when they would keep it that way when it goes gold.