Can Microsoft be trusted with your computer’s security especially when the can’t even get activation right.

Tom Raftery thought he’d test Windows Live OneCare to write a review of it but it so buggy and poorly executed he couldn’t even install the “POS.”

Raftery ran into problems trying to activate OneCare from the trial to a full version with a key Microsoft provided him. He spent three hours and went through multiple reboots and but the program just wouldn’t stay activated. Who needs that type of pain the butt with an anti-virus that is sub par in the first place?

I also like the point Raftery brings up:

Windows Live OneCare is a fantastic idea. Write buggy insecure software and then charge the people who buy your software extra if they want to buy OneCare, which is supposed to protect them from the errors you created in the first place.

Anyone else see a conflict of interest here? Why fix the software, when fixing it, only gives people a reason not to buy OneCare!

In my opinion, if you’re unfortunate enough to be running Windows, skip OneCare and get a decent anti-virus such as NOD32.

[Windows Live OneCare is a POS]

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