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May 9, 2006 7:00 AM PDT

Microsoft typo creates unease

by Ina Fried
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Visitors to Microsoft's download site are greeted with a variety of promos, including a pitch for the company's new free Windows Live security scanning service. However, on Monday the site was touting the "Windows Live Saftey (sic) Center." (To see a screen shot, click here.)

"Does this make you feel safe?," wrote one reader, who forwarded a screenshot of the site to CNET News.com. Indeed, several hours later, the typo was still there.

Well, they did note that it was in beta.

During her years at CNET News, Ina Fried has changed beats several times, changed genders once, and covered both of the Pirates of Silicon Valley. These days, most of her attention is focused on Microsoft. E-mail Ina.
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