Norton Internet Security - dont renew online

asininity

Marty_J wrote: »

Just because you can get something similar for free, it doesn't mean you're a chump for paying for it.

You are if you pay apple prices!:rotfl:

Marty_J

asininity wrote: »

You are if you pay apple prices!:rotfl:

For similar products, Apple's prices are the same or lower.

asininity

Sorry marty couldnt resist as I know how you love the bait merry christmas:)

Marty_J

asininity wrote: »

Sorry marty couldnt resist as I know how you love the bait merry christmas:)

lol...I'll learn some day, just you wait and see!

jizzler

hells wrote: »

Don't pay for AV or Firewall is the best tip!

would hate to see what is lurking on your computer then :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

jizzler

asininity wrote: »

Suggested title change to: "Norton Internet Security: dont renew at all!"

Either way I never pay for security, free versions are just as good.

check out all the post`s from people on here with problems & see 9/10 what anti-virus they are running !!!!!!!! free = 0 same company between £25- 45 ? what product do you think would work`s best ?

roddydogs

Some Spam on here?

jbreckmckye

Just because you can get something similar for free, it doesn't mean you're a chump for paying for it.

Yes. That's more or less the definition of 'chump'.

And anyhow, if you like Avira AntiVir, you should be very thankful that some people pay for it, or else it wouldn't around very long.

Your point being? When it disappears, I'll reappraise the situation. That's what being an informed consumer is all about. That is, after all, the purpose of this site, and if you're really going to believe that "they wouldn't offer a more expensive product if it wasn't unequivocally better"... well, the less said about that, the better.

Marty_J

jbreckmckye wrote: »

Yes. That's more or less the definition of 'chump'.

You might want to check your dictionary. Look up the word "similar" while you're at it, there's a good chap.

Your point being? When it disappears, I'll reappraise the situation. That's what being an informed consumer is all about. That is, after all, the purpose of this site, and if you're really going to believe that "they wouldn't offer a more expensive product if it wasn't unequivocally better"... well, the less said about that, the better.

My point is that some people like to support companies who make products they appreciate.

There wouldn't be any free anti-virus products (with the possible exception of Microsoft Security Essentials) were it not for the paid-for versions. And if there weren't any free versions, AV companies wouldn't have to compete with them on price, which means the price of them would go up (remember when Norton, McAfee and the like were really expensive?).

So in your hypothetic future, have fun deciding which over-priced AV product to buy.

jbreckmckye

Marty_J wrote: »

There wouldn't be any free anti-virus products (with the possible exception of Microsoft Security Essentials) were it not for the paid-for versions. And if there weren't any free versions, AV companies wouldn't have to compete with them on price, which means the price of them would go up (remember when Norton, McAfee and the like were really expensive?).

So in your hypothetic future, have fun deciding which over-priced AV product to buy.

Currently, AV companies are already having to compete with free alternatives. Avira offers a free version because their competitors do so, and would lose sales of its mainstay if they withdrew their offer. Now, let's imagine that this small board manages to radically alter the proportion of users who choose the free alternatives. Neither AV company can afford to rescind their free offers, as they can't be sure their competitors will do, too. And what if they did? Market forces would determine that premium AV products will still compete on price.

At any rate, I have no guarantee that others will pay for their AV products, nor can I be sure that, the internet being what it is, that information won't circulate if it turns out the paid-for product isn't all it's cracked up to be. I can either pay £30 and watch free use grow (assuming you're right), or pay nothing and watch free use grow. In the first case, I'm thirty quid better off. Game theory says I'm better off not trying to subsidize Avira.

I'm puzzled, though, that we don't see you on the grocery board, complaining that the only reason 'own brand' items are cheap is that they're offering a less expensive alternative to the premium offers, and so, buy shifting business away from the market leaders, we're only promising ourselves more expensive jaffa cakes and gravy powder in the long run.

I'm also a bit puzzled that you've offered such a wide range of nebulous objections to free AV software. It looks to me as though your response isn't sincere, that you've instead made your mind up prematurely. I might be wrong, and I'm sorry if I am, but it certainly looks it to me.