Not much of a point, really. The question posted was how come so many people use NAV if it's such a poor product. My post pointed out that people use the stuff the PC comes shipped with whether it's the best solution or not. NAV is shipped preinstalled on lots of PCs unless you custom-order it like through Dell's order process and specify the AV -- if any -- that you really want. If like most computer buyers you pick one up at Costco or Staples, NAV is installed and it probably runs when you fire up the PC. Most computer users are not as sophisticated as members of this list; they've heard that they need AV software and the PC came with it already installed, so they just use it. Down the road they may come to regret that. The product has developed a bad reputation recently, especially the security bundle -- AV plus firewall plus adware removal.
Smoking, overeating, and not wearing seat belts are CHOICES that consumers are (mostly) free to make. Receiving a PC with AOL or NAV already installed is not a choice most computer buyers make. It's the path of least resistance. And that's my theory for why millions use NAV. If it didn't work that way, Norton/Symantec, McAfee, et al would not kick back to the manufacturers to preinstall their software, would they? -Mike __________________ Michel David Lowe > -----Original Message----- > From: Computer Guys Announcements and Discussion List > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tom Piwowar > Sent: Friday, November 30, 2007 10:19 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [CGUYS] removing Norton > > >Millions use NAV because the manufacturers ship you their PC with it already > >installed. > > Millions smoke tobacco and other weeds. Millions are morbidly obese. > Millions don't wear seat belts. Millions use Windows. What's your point? ************************************************************************ * ==> QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in <== * ==> the body of an email & send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <== * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ************************************************************************ * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header "X-No-Archive: yes" will not be archived ************************************************************************
