It appears Tesco are about to enter the software market. The lines the newspapers are taking is that they're taking on Microsoft but don't be fooled by such sillyness. What they're actually doing is repackaging Ability Office which is just a Microsoft clone with MS Office compatibility. Of course, you could just download Open Office which is another MS compatible clone but has the one added feature of being complete free.Tesco are not only going into the Office market though. They're also going to repackage anti-virus and security software in order to try and take on the might of Norton and McAfee. Again do not be fooled. If you want anti-virus and security software then there are plenty of free a;ternative options out there.
On the anti-virus front go for AntiVir PersonalEdition. For security, the Windows XP Service Pack 2 firewall works just fine, and if you install SpyBot along with using say Firefox as your web browser you should be reasonably safe from the nastier sides of the Internet without the absurd performance overheads of Norton, McAfee et al.
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i tried usin that AntiVir for anti virus.
not sure if i was doing something wrong,but it was takin best part of an hour for my computer to get up and running.
after i uninstalled it,back to its old speed.
Windows slow to start up you say? There's a first! Seriously, it sounds like something odd in the Registry. There is no way it should take an hour to start up, not unless you had it set to do a full depth scan of every file on a massive hard drive of course.
I'm sure it's only a matter of time before Tesco takes on Microsoft and Google.
I just use Arch Linux at home, all free, all secure.
i also switched to Firefox.which i think i prefer.
I don't think that Tescos will have real effect on Microsofts profits or dominance in the marketplace, places in the states such as WalMart (and Frys?) have been selling Linux PC's in the stores for a few years now and Microsoft are still standing...
I think its a rather interesting move though, and I encourage other retailers to do the same. I just wonder what led them to add this to their business model...
It's very simple - just chuck your Windows PC in the skip and get a Mac. You know it makes sense!
why would I want a Mac? I don't use Windows. I use an OS that let's me do what I want to do and is not hackable within 30 seconds of booting like an iBook is.
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