"Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:s4q145pbkf9al8vhu9n8uj56eod6dovphm@xxxxxx
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> On Tue, 23 Jun 2009 03:51:37 -0400, "mazorj" <mazorj@xxxxxx>
> wrote:
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>> I'm using NIS 2009. NIS 2008 came with the machine but I checked
>> reviews before renewing my subscription and updating it. Almost
>> everyone seems to agree that it's much improved over the old Norton
>> with its well-deserved poor reputation.
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> Yes, as I said, I've heard much the same thing from others I
> respect. BTW, I wouldn't bother with Norton 360. Too much "suite bloat". NIS
is the one to get if you're focused on security.
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>> It may not be everyone's #1
>> pick, but there's no reason to shun it as in the past. If it comes
>> bundled, it's certainly good enough as your starting point.
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> It's not that I shun NIS 2009 or Norton AntiVirus 2009. It's that I
> shun Symantec. They have been an extremely poor and unreliable
> company
> in recent years, and until they convince me that are much better
> than
> they used to be, I won't have anything to do with them or any of
> their
> products. Norton AntiVirus 2009 *may* be a first step for them to
> convince me of that, but it's not enough for me yet. I'm waiting to
> see what the future brings. I date the downslide of Norton, which had very good DOS utilities, to
around the time of the Symantec takeover.