Comments on: Symantec: Who's afraid of Microsoft?

CEO John Thompson says the company will rely on the strength of its products to fend off Microsoft's entry into the security fray.
Windows anti-spyware to come free of charge

[technewsjunkie]

False Bravado

History says he should be very ,very afraid.

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Good for Symantec

Kudos for its CEO to fight with MS directly because its products are better for consumers. Unlike the CEOs in SUN and Real Network who do nothing to improve their business but to complain and complain and complain about MS all the time. In my opinion they are losers.

[Jeff Putz]

Start by making something that works

They can start by fixing the bux in NAV that prevents you from moving the start menu items without getting an error. Stupid.

[Al Johnsons]

fixing the bux in NAV

http://www.analogstereo.com/nakamichi/nakamichi_bx300_service_manual.htm

[bennybob]

Neither company is worth a damn

Microsoft is a little bit late. All of a sudden Bill Gates has discovered security. Virtually anyone with commmon sense all ready owns anti spyware, and antivirus software aa well as firewall software or hardware of some description.
Gates' pathetic entry is too little too late.

As for Symantec, I find it strange that their antivirus software has serious issues with Outlook, a major mail program. Unfortunately, Symantec does not have the guts to openly admit to the problem . In stead, users must search through the Symantec website to find that there are well documented problems and find that the solution is to turn NAV off. Way to go!

Also, more and more people are using home networks. I don't see Norton offering site licenses for such networks.

Microsoft, stick with what you do best, and get your product running properly. Symantec, work on improving your product, too.

[hhs2112]

Symantec should be afraid of Microsoft...

"rely on the capabilities of its products"?? Rely on the capabilities of his products to do what? Slow down your system?
Miss viruses?
NOT catch spam?
Crash Outlook?
Provide pathetic customer service?
[http://Enter Symantec prodcut flaw here...|http://Enter Symantec prodcut flaw here...]?

I was a looooooooooooooong-time Symantec user/fan/champion but have happily uninstalled the final piece of their software from my systems. Goodbye Norton, hello Trend Micro.

Q: What do WordPerfect, Novell, Lotus, RealAudio, etc., etc., etc., have in common with Symantec?

A: They too at one time had better products than Microsoft but due in part to misguided optimism they're dinosaurs.

Mr. Thompson, is Symantec's clock ticking??

[wjm]

Try it, you will like it

I too am skeptical of Big MS but I have to give them credit on their new Beta version of Antispyware program. I have mistakenly purchased Norton's 2005 Internet Security Package and thought I was pretty safe. But all of this spyware kept showing up even though I had set my program to protect me. I ran Pest Patrol, Spyware Guard, Spybot S & D, AdAware and the list goes on. But something was wrong in my machine. I registered my Windows OS and downloaded the Beta Version of MS's.

I love it and to this date nothing has come through on my system. That program redeems the MS guru and I can't say enough good about it. As for Norton, as soon as my subscription runs out, I am going back to Trend Micro. I have it on all of my other 8 computers and my mistake was relying on the hype that PC World and likes put out about their contribitors.

Ain't it a wonderful and exciting world.

[metmichallica]

You tell them Harry

All of which Norton charges for. I can't tell you how many times norton failed to detect a trojan or something (lots of times). I am currently using Mcafee Virusscan, but I am not happy with their service either.