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Joined: Jul 2008
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Wiki Master
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You do need to put on a few extra switches with Avira.
I've left AVG because there are loads of people having problems and they have ignored it for months. As with most things, when it works its great when it doesn't its cr@p not so good.
We don't do charity in Germany, we pay taxes. Charity is a failure of governments' responsibilities - Henning Wehn https://ddue.uk
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I use AVG9 Proffesional, and have no problems with it. yes you have to buy it. But my view is you get Nothing for Nothing
Ships that pass in the night, seldom seen and soon forgoten
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But my view is you get Nothing for Nothing That is not the way the companies see it, they are giving you something for something. You get a free copy for home use which they hope will swing their sales to business, assuming it is popular and a good product. Microsoft have bought up the rights (or in some cases sole-right licenses) to many pieces of free or cheap software because they were getting popular. A good quality freeware is a goldmine. The classic example of this is google, google search is free to use, many other bits of google software are free, but the company is worth a fortune. Its not only the product that matters, its the marketing strategy and good business sense, they are both elements that make use of the popularity of freeware. You don't get nothing for nothing, but in the Internet world, popularity is success, success is money, freeware a key into that world.
We don't do charity in Germany, we pay taxes. Charity is a failure of governments' responsibilities - Henning Wehn https://ddue.uk
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Smartchild
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But my view is you get Nothing for Nothing That is not the way the companies see it, they are giving you something for something. You get a free copy for home use which they hope will swing their sales to business, assuming it is popular and a good product. Microsoft have bought up the rights (or in some cases sole-right licenses) to many pieces of free or cheap software because they were getting popular. A good quality freeware is a goldmine. The classic example of this is google, google search is free to use, many other bits of google software are free, but the company is worth a fortune. Its not only the product that matters, its the marketing strategy and good business sense, they are both elements that make use of the popularity of freeware. You don't get nothing for nothing, but in the Internet world, popularity is success, success is money, freeware a key into that world.  That's exactly how it works dd
If it's stupid and it works, it ain't stupid.
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Great post Paul a lot of info in there.
I use Virgins security comes with the XL broadband packege.
not had a prob with it I say you wont get anything great for free! You wont know you have a problem with these free internet security packages until it's too late. Best stick to Kaspersky internet security 2010.
O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever ...
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Great post Paul a lot of info in there.
I use Virgins security comes with the XL broadband packege.
not had a prob with it I say you wont get anything great for free! You wont know you have a problem with these free internet security packages until it's too late. Best stick to Kaspersky internet security 2010. I agree. I've just renewed my Kaspersky for another 2 trouble-free peace-of-mind years. 
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