Posted by Virus Bulletin on Aug 14, 2006
Microsoft's AV storms to second in US sales charts.
Heavily discounted Windows Live OneCare took over 15% of over-the-counter US sales of AV software last month, according to market watchers at NPD. Only Symantec sold more retail copies, and market share was lost by all major players; however, as a Symantec spokeperson pointed out, the figures only cover direct retail sales, and ignore other sales channels such as ISPs and hardware manufacturers.
While Trend Micro reported strong sales last quarter (see the company's release here and comment here), with revenues up 17%, only time will tell how hard Microsoft's entry into the market will hit.
Read more about the NPD announcement at CNET news.com.
Posted on 14 August 2006 by Virus Bulletin
