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How Microsoft Is Fighting Back Finally – BusinessWeek

… Now, Microsoft has launched a determined counteroffensive. Its uncharacteristically cool TV ads emphasize the affordability of PCs vs. Macs.  …

“Microsoft has driven Linux off the lot in netbooks”

….a new strategy …. “Windows Anytime Upgrade.”

Microsoft Joins Free Security Software Push – BusinessWeek

…next year, the software giant plans to stop selling its OneCare security program, a $50-per-year virus-cleaning service that failed to generate much consumer interest. In its place, Microsoft plans to release a free antivirus program code-named Morro, aimed at squelching more of the malicious software that infects Windows PCs and tarnishes Microsoft’s brand. “We’re trying to get [protection to] the 60-odd percent of the people who don’t have anti-malware”…