Jim:
I didn't think you had been. I just tossed that out for the benefit of other
Norton users. Perhaps it will prompt other O-list user to be careful when they
need to renew.
Robert
----- Original Message -----
From: Jim Nichols <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Saturday, May 23, 2009 14:14
Subject: Re: [OM] OT - anti virus & utility programs
To: Olympus Camera Discussion <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Robert,
>
> I have my Norton software set up for automatic renewal.
> All I have to do is
> be sure that my credit card info is up to date, and they renew
> it on the
> anniversary date. My program always shows the countdown to
> my renewal date,
> and, when it was renewed, they added 365 days to the countdown
> clock. I
> can't see where I have been victimized.
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Robert Burnette" <r.burnette@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, May 23, 2009 1:08 PM
> Subject: Re: [OM] OT - anti virus & utility programs
>
>
> > Jim:
> >
> > Are you aware of the pending class action lawsuit against
> Symantec
> > (Norton's)? It seems that whenever anyone has taken advantage
> of an early
> > renewal offer or has renewed before the old subscription ran
> out, the
> > Symantec folk have been cancelling the remaining portion of
> the old
> > subscription rather than adding the new subscription term to
> it. That's a
> > customer ripoff that they have gotten away with for a long
> time. It is
> > unlikely that most customers noticed. (Who bothers to check on
> such
> > things?) But, someone did and finally decided to sue to stop
> the practice.
> > I don't know whether Symantec has dropped the policy or not.
> >
> > So, at present one should not renew until the very last day of
> the old
> > subscription.
> >
> > Robert
> >
> >
> > --- Original Message -----
> > From: Jim Nichols
> >
> >> John,
> >>
> >> I just renewed Norton Internet Security (I think that is the
> >> current title).
> >> I have had good luck with this series for several years on a PC
> >> running
> >> Windows XP Home. I have not tried to remove it, but I
> >> understand this can
> >> be difficult.
> >>
> >> Jim Nichols
> >> Tullahoma, TN USA
> >> _________________________________________________________________
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Jim Nichols <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Date: Saturday, May 23, 2009 12:03
> > Subject: Re: [OM] OT - anti virus & utility programs
> > To: Olympus Camera Discussion <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> >> John,
> >>
> >> I just renewed Norton Internet Security (I think that is the
> >> current title).
> >> I have had good luck with this series for several years on a PC
> >> running
> >> Windows XP Home. I have not tried to remove it, but I
> >> understand this can
> >> be difficult.
> >>
> >> Jim Nichols
> >> Tullahoma, TN USA
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "John Hudson" <OM4T@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> Sent: Saturday, May 23, 2009 10:19 AM
> >> Subject: [OM] OT - anti virus & utility programs
> >>
> >>
> >> > Is there any opinion on the pros and cons of Norton 360? I
> >> have an
> >> > infrequently used laptop with Norton 360 on board and the
> >> subscription is
> >> > due for renewal in a few days. I have not experienced any
> particular>> > problems with N360 but I have been told that it
> is a bit of a
> >> memory hog.
> >> >
> >> > My often used desk top has Norton anti-virus and Norton System
> >> Works on
> >> > board and they are both due for renewal in 2 days time.
> >> >
> >> > I have had heard supposedly knowledgeable folk opine that both
> >> ESET Nod32
> >> > and Kaspersky are preferable to the Norton brand. One
> >> criticism of Norton
> >> > I've heard is that it buries itself so deep within one's
> >> computer that it
> >> > is
> >> > virtually impossible to remove completely.
> >> >
> >> > What might be the opinions of any list members who have strong
> >> opinions to
> >> > give ?
> >> >
> >> > jh
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
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