Re: Symantec nabs PC Tools

[David H. Lipman]

From: "Jon" <me@nomail.afraid.org>


| Another decent program down the ****ter

| http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/08...ntec_pc_tools/


Yeah, Symantec is good at f**king up good software.

--
Dave
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[Rube Bumpkin]

David H. Lipman wrote:
> From: "Jon" <me@nomail.afraid.org>
>
>
> | Another decent program down the ****ter
>
> | http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/08...ntec_pc_tools/
>
>
> Yeah, Symantec is good at f**king up good software.
>

In my job I use a contact manager/calendar program called ACT!. Back in
the late 20th century, Symantec bought ACT! from the original company
that produced it.

They came out with a new version, Y2K compliant, Version 5.0 (IIRC). It
was abysmally slow and took forever to start. I complained to deaf ears.
Many others did as well.

A short later, Symantec divested itself of ACT!, and an update came out.
This version started quickly, had terrific performance, and some new
features. I'm still using it, 8 years later, having moved through
several computers and versions of Windows.

A side note: A couple of years ago, I bought a newer version and it was
horrible. I uninstalled it and went back to the older version. Act
Software has since been sued, and paid a settlement, for selling
features that never worked.

RB