Norton Cuts Antivirus Product Line from Nine to One
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Paul Wagenseil
August 19, 2014 9:34:39 AM
Symantec cuts the consumer-antivirus clutter by reducing its Norton offerings to only one product.
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ddg4005
August 19, 2014 12:13:39 PM
iogbrideau
August 19, 2014 12:31:51 PM
Bean007
August 19, 2014 2:31:48 PM
IllusionaryInnocence
August 19, 2014 4:32:54 PM
dingo07
August 19, 2014 5:45:21 PM
velocityg4
August 19, 2014 8:04:25 PM
I couldn't imagine paying any money for an antivirus let alone $80. Avast and AVG are just as good if not better and are free. All the other internet security garbage is just bloat and usually causes more problems than it solves. Even on an Avast install I uncheck all the extra components.
Also odds are your ISP already offers a free copy of Norton or McAfee. If you want a big name brand.
Also odds are your ISP already offers a free copy of Norton or McAfee. If you want a big name brand.
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nebun
August 19, 2014 9:25:40 PM
LePhuronn
August 20, 2014 1:53:17 AM
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What we realized was we actually ended up confusing a lot of customersWhat, by letting customers think they're install virus protection when in fact your product is actually a virus itself?
Reducing the product line down to a single product is a good idea to assist the lay person, but I still think a single product is 1 too many from Norton.
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sykozis
August 20, 2014 4:27:21 AM
ickibar1234
August 20, 2014 9:03:46 AM
JoBales
August 21, 2014 12:37:58 AM
I've always liked Norton and had planned to continue with it. However, by discontinuing the lower tier products (the ones I used because I didn't need a product for five computers or smartphones, etc.) and offering one product which is much higher priced than I'd been paying, this will be the point that I finally bail and check out other well-reviewed products that DO offer different price points that meet different users' needs. As far as I'm concerned, this was simply a way that Symantec THOUGHT they would hold people over a barrel while they shook extra money out of their pockets. Greedy bastards.
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mnd_bg
August 21, 2014 2:41:44 AM
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