Re: Norton 04 Said to Include anti-Spyware

[Stoink]

> > What is " digital rights management " ?
>
> It means that the new NAV (and all other new Symantec products) will
> have Product Activation just like Windows XP, to tie the software to a
> specific computer. Given Symantec's dismal record of clean uninstalls,
> I won't be buying any of their new products or recommending them to
> clients. Too bad, because I've used their stuff for years and always
> liked them best.
>
> Malke
> --
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> www.elephantboycomputers.com
> Don't Panic!

I, too, am sorry to hear about this. I suspect it's going to bit them in the
arse bigtime. I don't pirate software, and have paid a small fortune for the
software I run. Nevertheless, I won't by NAV2004. I tolerate product
activation with XP, but won't tolerate it anywhere else. Symantec is going
to loose a lot of business, mine included. Didn't they learn anything from
Intuit?

[Jay T. Blocksom]

On Wed, 3 Sep 2003 08:59:26 -0700, in <alt.privacy.spyware>, "Stoink"
<StoinkUseNet@emberts.nospammy.comy> wrote:
>
[snip]
>
> I, too, am sorry to hear about this. I suspect it's going to bit them in
> the arse bigtime. I don't pirate software, and have paid a small fortune
> for the software I run. Nevertheless, I won't by NAV2004. I tolerate
> product activation with XP, but won't tolerate it anywhere else. Symantec
> is going to loose a lot of business, mine included. Didn't they learn
> anything from Intuit?
>

No, they learned from YOU, via Microsoft.

Think about it.

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