Steven VanRoekel, senior director of Windows Server Product Solutions, and I discussed the new product in a Microsoft Watch podcast posted today. "This is something new," VanRoekel said. "Windows Live OneCare for Server is a one-year server anti-virus engine." The software will be bundled with Small Business Server and Essential Server 2008 editions, along with a one-year subscription to Forefront for Exchange. "We've taken a different tact on connecting subscription services with the core infrastructure," VanRoekel said about the bundling.
I asked if Microsoft planned to extend Windows Live OneCare for Server bundling to the desktop. "No. We're not doing any client AV with this wave. We think that's part of the partner opportunity with the product," VanRoekel said.
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I asked if Microsoft planned to extend Windows Live OneCare for Server bundling to the desktop. "No. We're not doing any client AV with this wave. We think that's part of the partner opportunity with the product," VanRoekel said.
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Yeah, right.
indeed, any network admin which puts this on a server shouldn't be one. you might as well not use anything.
indeed, any network admin which puts this on a server shouldn't be one. you might as well not use anything.
I am amazed that Microsoft thinks that admins don't what what shareware-quality, mediocre junk this is. Once it again shows that MS thinks we're all idiots and criminals. Oh yes, quite a few of us are, but catering to the lowest common denominator like this is what has resulted in the mountain of mediocrity that MS is now peddling. I am not sure if they're going to be able to recover. A lot of this stuff is going to have to be written off in coming years. Then what will MS be left with?
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