[Exclusive] Windows Anti-Spyware development to be dropped?

[NewsBot]

Recently, Neowin has acquired some insider information stemming from a Windows One Care (WOC) beta chat. Below is a snippet of a question asked by a user:

Quote:

User: Will Anti-spyware survive as a separate app once Windows One Care (WOC) is released?

(Ms Expert Name): Your MS antispwyare beta has an expiration date, beyond which it will no longer be supported. WOC does have plans to integrate Antispyware in the future

What this means, is that its very likely that the development of the current Microsoft antispyware program will be dropped until it becomes integrated into Windows One Care. Due to the fact that Windows One Care will be subscription based, the Microsoft antispyware tool will no longer be free. Users will be required to pay annually to use Microsoft's Anti-Spyware tool along with some other Helpful Windows tools.

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[KingCobra]

Hey M$ Are You Out There?
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[~*McoreD*~]

So Microsoft Antispyware development won't be dropped but it won't be free anymore.

[war59312]

I believe that is incorrect. Seeing as I have spoked personally with a few Microsoft employees about this and all of said that Windows Anti Spy-ware will shall remain free. However, I am not surprised if there will end up being two versions. That is a standalone version and a more powerful version that becomes part of WOC.