Comments on: Norton (Symantec) Gets It Right

By: Phoenix az real esta

Phoenix az real esta — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 22:33:00 +0000

Interesting…I'll have to check it out further.

By: Chad A. Johnson

Chad A. Johnson — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 14:00:00 +0000

I'm not sure if I expressed the true point of my article well enough. My article was about the new business practice of Symantec that allows you to upgrade to the latest software versions for free, so long as your subscription has not expired.I am well aware that many computer users have strong feelings about the security software that they choose. My hope is that McAfee, Trend Micro, Panda, Zone Alarm, and all of the rest of the security software companies will follow Symantec's lead.

By: Nick

Nick — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 20:10:00 +0000

I half agree with Loren, Norton products are great for people who get paid to provide tech support. And I used to live in the town where they are one of the largest employers, so I've had the chat with a few of their employees.When I heard from someone who worked with large corporate servers/mainframes that Trend Micro is the company to watch, I tried out PC Cillin and haven't looked back. It's very user friendly even for non-tech people and has done a great job for me.

By: Chad A. Johnson

Chad A. Johnson — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 13:31:00 +0000

Loren,Sorry that you have had such bad luck with Norton. Personally, I have had a great experience with their products. I do know what you mean about the slowing on computers when it came to their earlier versions of Internet Security, but that hasn't been my experience with 2007 or 2008.Outside of my own experiences, PC Mag and PC World have consistently put the Norton products at the top of their ranking based on their independent testing. In my book, those are 2 very good recommendations.

By: Loren

Loren — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 05:15:00 +0000

Sorry Chad,Norton DOESN'T get IT.Norton is that Crappiest virus software out there, McAfee isn't second to crappiest.It doesn't matter that they now allow upgrades or subscriptions.Norton is a horrible product that only causes pain and a horribly slow computer.NOD32 from ESET is the only way to go.Sorry for my rant but if I had a penny for every norton problem i ran into (including not catching virus') i would be filty rich.