According to this news item, Microsoft plans to release a major update to Windows Live OneCare security suite next Thursday.
Amazon has already begun accepting orders for OneCare 2.0, which it says will ship next Thursday. Microsoft has been beta testing OneCare 2.0 since July, billing it as a better way for users to manage their home computing environments and as "a foundation to better address the needs of small businesses," according to a company blog posting.
I was in the beta for 2.0 for the last 4 months or more and the new update has a few nice features but it's going to upset some people, especially those that use the backup section. They TOOK AWAY the ability to choose files to backup that's not on their list of predefined items. All the other security suites out there that have backup, has a section that allows you to choose any folder or file to backup from anywhere. You also have to jump through hoops to get it to allow you to backup to an extra internal drive, instead of just listing the drive on the backup location choice.
A lot of people in the beta said they would be moving onto something else. What's gonna suck is all those people that have paid for another year and be forced to update to 2.0 and not like it.
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