Anti Virus Software Scam

[dustymars]

After canceling my Norton auto-renewal, due to a 2.6-times increase in subscription rate, I am considering dropping Norton after using it for decades. Their marketing tactics stink. They also stopped my Norton Utilities Premium as well, but it in nice to have. With the 2.6-times increase in renewal cost for 360+LifeLock I think I'll wait until a few days before my subscription runs out then install a new subscription from Amazon or other source at a lower cost. It seems to me the wrong tactic for Norton to charge long time users 2 to 3 times the rate that a new subscriber is charged. Something not right about such distorted marketing. Maybe Norton went "woke"? Are others thinking along the same lines?

[John]

I got tired of all the Norton advertisements.  I dropped them and switched to Sophos.  So far so good.

[dustymars]

I got tired of all the Norton advertisements.  I dropped them and switched to Sophos.  So far so good.

 

cost?  I get distracted and finding the true cost gets to me.
 

[John]

I got tired of all the Norton advertisements.  I dropped them and switched to Sophos.  So far so good.


 

cost?  I get distracted and finding the true cost gets to me.
 

 

https://home.sophos.com/en-us

[dustymars]

After reading about Norton's marketing tactics, I see where I am not alone in disgust with Norton products.  I may get Norton 360 from Amazon but have read some surprising stuff about that too.  Too much information overload to discuss here.  My problem is Norton 350+LifeLock expires in mid-December, but they want me to pay now!  That's a bit early for renewal for most anything. They must be desperate for money.  I will look into Sophos and report back.
 

[dustymars]

Had some advice from people advising me to cut Norton loose and stick with Windows Defender.  Never paid much attention to it, how about yawl? 

[dustymars]

Well, Norton took pity on me and renewed me at the old price.  Maybe being an old veteran did it.