No surprise, right? In fact, about
the only thing Thurrott didn't like about
OneCare was a lack of end-user antispam tools. But he's rationalizing this (as Microsoft does, and rightly so) with
the fact that most ISP's provide some spam filtering, and Hotmail does, and supposedly the desktop version of Hotmail
will provide some user customization. Paul's article is thorough enough to appeal to an average user here as well,
which makes for a good forward to anyone who is considering McAfee or Symantec purchases. Frankly, while $49.95 a year
is a pretty good deal, I get the feeling Microsoft could have turned that price down just a wee bit without really
flinching. At $29.95 a year, McAfee and the rest would be as marginalized as Apple or Mozilla (ahem). One ray of sun in
the pricing, however, is the April-only special of $19.95 for the first year. That's worth trying and testing, if
nothing else!Thurrott likes Windows Live OneCare
No surprise, right? In fact, about
the only thing Thurrott didn't like about
OneCare was a lack of end-user antispam tools. But he's rationalizing this (as Microsoft does, and rightly so) with
the fact that most ISP's provide some spam filtering, and Hotmail does, and supposedly the desktop version of Hotmail
will provide some user customization. Paul's article is thorough enough to appeal to an average user here as well,
which makes for a good forward to anyone who is considering McAfee or Symantec purchases. Frankly, while $49.95 a year
is a pretty good deal, I get the feeling Microsoft could have turned that price down just a wee bit without really
flinching. At $29.95 a year, McAfee and the rest would be as marginalized as Apple or Mozilla (ahem). One ray of sun in
the pricing, however, is the April-only special of $19.95 for the first year. That's worth trying and testing, if
nothing else!
