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| Thread ID: 118760 | 2011-06-19 23:20:00 | Dick Smiths and Nortons | mikebartnz (21) | Press F1 |
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| 1210605 | 2011-06-19 23:20:00 | Was in DS yesterday advising a guy on some computer parts etc. He bought a laptop and the guy was very persistent in trying to convince me that Nortons was vastly improved. Do they end up getting commission when people pay after the free subscription. I know everyone here totally dislikes it but has it improved? | mikebartnz (21) | ||
| 1210606 | 2011-06-19 23:35:00 | Do they end up getting commission when people pay after the free subscription. No but they do when they convince you to buy the boxed version. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 1210607 | 2011-06-20 00:07:00 | I know everyone here totally dislikes it but has it improved? They allways say the 'new version' is improved. They said that about 360 360 was a POS, especially on slower PC's I guess it cant get any worse :badpc: This is a company that couldnt be trusted with credit card details & was fined for this in the US. |
1101 (13337) | ||
| 1210608 | 2011-06-20 00:26:00 | To be fair, Norton's has improved over the last year or so. After 2003 it went downhill but it's no longer a system draining dog. Having said that, I'm quite happy with Microsoft Security Essentials. :) |
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| 1210609 | 2011-06-20 05:01:00 | ha, the other day I remover Norton antivirus and a stopped a "few" start up programs on my mates laptop. Made a noticeable difference in how fast it booted. | Fifthdawn (9467) | ||
| 1210610 | 2011-06-20 05:07:00 | It certainly uses far less system resources than it used to in older versions., which is a nice improvement. Shame it's still not really very effective as an antivirus. | inphinity (7274) | ||
| 1210611 | 2011-06-20 22:16:00 | They are now less hungry on resources but I still tell people to bin them and save money! | linw (53) | ||
| 1210612 | 2011-06-20 22:30:00 | I think they get around 0.5% commission if my memory serves me correctly, but it adds up real quickly if you convince one person each day to buy the AV. | Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
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