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Tesco is to launch a range of budget own-brand PC software, in a move that will pitch the grocery giant against the likes of Microsoft and Symantec.
Tesco said it would offer six packages, including office software, security systems and a photo editing tool.
Britain's biggest retailer said each title would cost less than £20, challenging what it described as the current "high" price of PC software.
Tesco has been pushing aggressively into the market for non-food goods.
In August, the firm announced it was launching a new home shopping service for a range of 8,000 items including sofas, bikes, golf clubs and cameras - taking the supermarket into direct competition with retailers such as Argos.
Analysts expect Tesco to announce half-year profits later this week of more than £1bn.
Tesco said its own-brand software range, which will also include a CD/DVD burning tool, would be available in 100 of its stores from later in October.
The supermarket group said it had developed the range of titles with software firm Formjet.
I can say, that, I would rather pay extra for a gppd brand like Microsoft, or pay nothing for an Open Source alternative, that prbably does a better job/has better support. I think this is just going to trick the Tesc Lifestyle avarage consumer... ebcause I won't be going near any of Tesco's Antivirus or Photo Editors! The GIMP is free and is comparable to Photoshop... Tesco Photo Editor anyone....?
Formject (their developer) doesnt look amazing, and they make the Ability Office which is really crap compared to OpenOffice.org... I think I know what this tesco software will be like...
Not more money going to Tesco! They already have £1 out of £7 we spend!
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