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Thread ID: 92213 2008-08-02 03:22:00 AVG update tactics suck Digby (677) PC World Chat
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694230 2008-08-02 03:22:00 Hi Guys

I have been a loyal AVG anti-virus user for the last 8 or 9 years. (the free one anyway).

I keep getting bombarded that I should upgrade my 7.5 to 8, and inspite of suggestions on this forum that it sucked I thought that I would give it a go.

You will imagine my frustration when I clicked on Upgrade that I get taken to their version 8.00 full program with all the rest eg anti-spam, firewall etc and it is the pay version !

Then I had a hunt around their web site and I found what I though was the free version of 8.00 and downloaded it only to find that it was 29 day trial version.

So I am sorry AVG you have lost me ! I will now try Avaast as many of you suggest.

If AVG had made their web site easier to navigate and made it clear that it was a trial version, then I would not have been so upset.

I remember years ago spending ages trying to find the free version of AVG on their web site, it was hidden way down in many sub pages.

Of course being a loyal user of their free program is not much use to them financially, but I think I could do a better job of marketing their pay versions. Pctek take note. I will let you all know how my invention gets on soon.
Digby (677)
694231 2008-08-02 03:55:00 free.avg.com

This is a link to the free version (I think :p). Avast is much better though.
jwil1 (65)
694232 2008-08-02 04:16:00 Just a quick google search would of found you the link to the free AVG.
www.google.co.nz
:)
Trev (427)
694233 2008-08-02 05:32:00 it could be worse, was contacted by someone who actually paid to download what they thought was the free version. i suspected they paid for the pro version but apparently now its saying its a demo version. no idea what they did or where they got it from. tweak'e (69)
694234 2008-08-03 04:15:00 Thanks Guys

I got it with you link Trev

But it shows you how they try to hide it !
Digby (677)
694235 2008-08-03 15:34:00 If you just Google: "AVG+free" you'll get it first time, every time. SurferJoe46 (51)
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