Comment on Anon loves proprietary tech

Object@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• radix@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  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.

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  • BananaOnionJuice@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Dos was so much easier to use with Norton Commander.

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  • Tash@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

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

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  • criss_cross@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨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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• skooma_king@lemm.ee ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Back in the day, you were pushed hard to either put McAfee or Norton on your computer when you bought one from Dell, Compaq, etc. A lot of older people still think you need to do that so it’s still pretty popular.

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  • KingJalopy@lemm.ee ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I always used kaspersky which I stupidly downloaded from a torrent lol. Guess it worked? I’ll never know tho.

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    • kautau@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      It protected our computer perfectly :)

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• odium@programming.dev ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  It comes preinstalled in a bunch of laptops.

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  • shneancy@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    strange, most IT professionals will tell you the only thing you need is Windows Defender and an ability to think before clicking strange download buttons

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    • odium@programming.dev ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Not strange, most executives will sign a deal where another company gives them money for every laptop they sell with that company’s product preinstalled.

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      • shneancy@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        ah of course, money

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• notthebees@reddthat.com ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  It just comes on cheap prebuilts or laptops. It sucks.

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