OneCare's PC security pricetag

Next June Microsoft will start charging $49.95 a year for Windows OneCare Live, the Associated Press reports, and that price will cover up to three PCs. "Anyone who signs up for the test by April 30 can buy the paid service for just $19.95 per year." OneCare Live is free right now because it's still in beta testing. Some 200,000 PC owners are trying it out, according to the AP. Microsoft says it's not trying to run the likes of McAfee and Trend Micro out of business, it just wants to meet the security needs of the 70% of Windows users who don't have those security services – or anything besides what comes with Windows XP and 2000. Meanwhile, speaking of security, Microsoft warned of new Windows security flaws yesterday, ZDNET reports (Washington Post security writer Brian Krebs says a patch is probably coming in Microsoft's regular monthly security update due next week) and, in a separate article, ZDNET also reports that Firefox users need to make sure they have the latest version of that browser.