Week in Microsoft: Redmond entering free antivirus market

Let’s look back at the week that was in Microsoft news:

Microsoft announces free antivirus, limited public beta After early screenshots leaked and then an actual build leaked, Microsoft decided it was time to officially announce its new Microsoft Security Essentials antivirus app. The company plans to put it into a limited beta next week, on June 23.

Microsoft: IE8 beats Firefox and Chrome in 7 out of 10 areas With its new “Windows Internet Explorer 8: Get the facts” website, Microsoft is promoting IE8 in a questionable way, including comparing it to two open source browsers. Ars investigates.

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