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Why use Norton, or McAfee? (none / 0) (#4)
by Anonymous User on Fri Apr 08, 2005 at 09:53:20 AM PDT

With AVG (free, reliable, effective) and other low/no cost antivirus solutions readily available and widely used, why would anyone actually spend money on Norton or McAfee? That's not just a rhetorical question - I'd really like to know why anyone would choose either of these for personal use. (Corporate use is another matter - I realize there are many other factors that force a decision for one product over another). Effectiveness at stopping viruses and prompt updates for new viruses can't be a good reason - in every objective review of antivirus software that I've seen, AVG, Norton and McAfee all scored within a few points of each other - not enough difference to drive a decision, imho.



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