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I'm sure a large part of the reason Microsoft wouldn't offer it for free is that, at the time, any effort on Microsoft's part to enter a new market off the back

I'm sure a large part of the reason Microsoft wouldn't offer it for free is that, at the time, any effort on Microsoft's part to enter a new market off the back of an existing market would be scrutinized pretty heavily by the DOJ. They couldn't even add virus scanning functionality to Windows because of anti-trust concerns.

Karunamon 14y ago
Uhh.. Microsoft security essentials?
- estel 14y ago
  He said "at the time", which I guess refers to the difference between Smartscreen's release which was apparently 2006 with IE7; and MSE's 2009 release.