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Windows Live OneCare 1.5 begins upgrades for current users

If you are a current OneCare subscriber (or have an active free trial), expect to be upgraded to version 1.5 in the next few days, according to the OneCare blog.  Windows Live OneCare will be officially released on January 30, to coincide with the Vista launch, as 1.5 supports Vista, but current subscribers will be seeing it sooner.

The OneCare blog makes the Jan 30 date official, and lists the countries where OneCare will be available:

We've been talking about our next major release for a long time, and now we are finally making it official. Today we announced that Windows Live OneCare v1.5 will be rolling out to customers in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States on January 30th.

In addition, current beta testers (who will have to uninstall the beta and install the final version) can expect a special offer, a significant discount for a year's subscription as a thank you for beta testing.  If you are a beta tester, expect an email within the next few days.

Comments

 

Khristopher said:

how cheap of them to only give 60% off. beta testers should get a subscription for a year for free!

January 23, 2007 9:40 AM
 

bf1977 said:

60% of discounting? Very good this, to be beta testers has its advantages. This test that the Microsoft is precoupada in giving to attention the people who test its products

January 23, 2007 10:43 AM
 

ian-live said:

I DID get a one-year subscription, in the post.  Tis wonderful

January 23, 2007 11:30 AM
 

HellsChicken said:

I was actually mailed (snail mail) a 1yr free subscription card for being a beta tester... unfortunately, i didn't read the fine print until it was too late: the card arrived in late december, and expired December 31st.  Kind of a strange way of thanking a beta tester when the beta doesn't end until January 30th, which was when i was planning on redeeming the code.  So now they are saying that the free year is out, and the 60% off is in?

January 23, 2007 4:54 PM
 

Chris said:

Phunky: testers who attended a OneCare chat were sent a 1 year free subscription card.

The 1-year cards sent by the beta team are still valid for OneCare 1.5, despite the date on the card of 31st December.

January 24, 2007 5:03 PM

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