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Remember Enron? It was the Houston company that used the same accounting firm for it's accounting and auditing, then became one of the largest corporate failures in history when it was revealed the executives cooked the books. Well, Microsoft has just announced a new program called Microsoft Equipt, where you can get Word, Excel, PowerPoint, One Note, OneCare, Live Messenger, Live Photo Gallery, Live Mail, Live Writer, and Live Toolbar for under $70/per year. It's not the yearly license fee that bothers me, it's having to use OneCare for anti-virus protection. The Microsoft web site says, "It is not possible to install Microsoft Equipt without Windows Live OneCare". IMO, using a Microsoft anti-virus to protect Windows is like using the same company for your accounting and auditing. Personally, I don't want to Enron my PC. I don't think I can recommend this program.