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[–] [email protected] 41 points 2 weeks ago (12 children)

On that matter, why is Norton antivirus so popular? I don't remember being prompted to install one when installing Windows, yet I've seen a lot of people with it.

[–] radix 52 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Back in the day, Norton actually made some useful tools. They've been coasting on that 90s reputation for decades, though. It's all unnecessary bloatware now.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 weeks ago

Dos was so much easier to use with Norton Commander.

[–] Tash 10 points 2 weeks ago

You gave me flashbacks of the Peter Norton and John McAfee days!

[–] criss_cross 4 points 2 weeks ago

There's still contracts that force anti-virus on servers and desktops so that may be their other source of revenue

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