How would you feel if you were selling flu shots that the clinic around the corner was giving away? In a move that is sure to ruffle the feathers on a pair of software companies, Microsoft is rolling out free programs to battle spyware and pesky computer viruses.
While the company claims that the antivirus software will simply enhance existing premium products by McAfee and Symantec in order to provide a more pristine computing experience, let's not be naive. That's how the dance starts.
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