McAfee offers cash for clunkers | Sorry we bricked your PC, here's some money
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From: siljaline on 26 Apr 2010 12:23 Time to look for another AV solution ? <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/04/26/mcafee_repair_invoice/> Silj -- "Arguing with anonymous strangers on the Internet is a sucker's game because they almost always turn out to be -- or to be indistinguishable from -- self-righteous sixteen-year-olds possessing infinite amounts of free time." - Neil Stephenson, _Cryptonomicon_
From: siljaline on 26 Apr 2010 15:29 JD wrote: > Pretty funny and a little sad at the same time. The funniest part is > "McAfee also promised a two-year extension to subscribers whose PCs were > knackered by the update." Sad that most McAfee users probably won't look > for another AV solution. Oh well. 8-) You got that right, if my AV vendor knackered my PC, they could give me a lifetime license, I wouldn't accept. Life goes on ... Cheers, Silj -- "Arguing with anonymous strangers on the Internet is a sucker's game because they almost always turn out to be -- or to be indistinguishable from -- self-righteous sixteen-year-olds possessing infinite amounts of free time." - Neil Stephenson, _Cryptonomicon_
From: Bast on 26 Apr 2010 15:44
JD wrote: > siljaline wrote: >> Time to look for another AV solution ? >> <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/04/26/mcafee_repair_invoice/> >> >> Silj >> > > Pretty funny and a little sad at the same time. The funniest part is > "McAfee also promised a two-year extension to subscribers whose PCs were > knackered by the update." Sad that most McAfee users probably won't look > for another AV solution. Oh well. 8-) My guess is many will look at replacing those PC's with shiny new MACS. Apple's sales people are missing a cash cow if they haven't jumped on this. |