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<blockquote data-quote="Jaspion" data-source="post: 173506" data-attributes="member: 8794"><p>Again, I would like to thank you all for participating. It's a pleasure to be a part of such interesting discussions.</p><p></p><p>I, however, would like to point out that there is a big discrepancy still between two different ideas that I would like to see properly dissected here. The ideas I'm talking about are:</p><p></p><p>1) That a free antivirus is just as efficient in protecting you as a paid one.</p><p>2) That the above idea is crazy, because, if you pay, you obviously get more. No such thing as free lunch.</p><p></p><p>n.nvt mentioned that you don't pay just for tech support, you pay for and actually get more protection.</p><p></p><p>Other members have expressed disagreement, thought not in direct response:</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>So I would like to ask @[USER=8154]n.nvt[/USER] to explain why you affirm that a free antivirus can't be as good as a paid one. @[USER=3]Huracan[/USER], @[USER=7463]cruelsister[/USER], and all members of course, are all invited to share their view.</p><p></p><p>Also, guys, one more thing that n.nvt brought up was the "no free lunch" thing. Suppose a free antivirus is indeed just as good as the well-established paid ones. Why then is it free? Is it collecting user data? What other interests might be behind their "free" offering? Mere advertisement for their paid solution? What of those that don't offer a paid solution?</p><p></p><p></p><p>I guess we'll have enough food for thought for all to draw their own conclusions based on well-versed observations, if these questions get addressed and opened up here.</p><p></p><p>Thanks in advance.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jaspion, post: 173506, member: 8794"] Again, I would like to thank you all for participating. It's a pleasure to be a part of such interesting discussions. I, however, would like to point out that there is a big discrepancy still between two different ideas that I would like to see properly dissected here. The ideas I'm talking about are: 1) That a free antivirus is just as efficient in protecting you as a paid one. 2) That the above idea is crazy, because, if you pay, you obviously get more. No such thing as free lunch. n.nvt mentioned that you don't pay just for tech support, you pay for and actually get more protection. Other members have expressed disagreement, thought not in direct response: So I would like to ask @[USER=8154]n.nvt[/USER] to explain why you affirm that a free antivirus can't be as good as a paid one. @[USER=3]Huracan[/USER], @[USER=7463]cruelsister[/USER], and all members of course, are all invited to share their view. Also, guys, one more thing that n.nvt brought up was the "no free lunch" thing. Suppose a free antivirus is indeed just as good as the well-established paid ones. Why then is it free? Is it collecting user data? What other interests might be behind their "free" offering? Mere advertisement for their paid solution? What of those that don't offer a paid solution? I guess we'll have enough food for thought for all to draw their own conclusions based on well-versed observations, if these questions get addressed and opened up here. Thanks in advance. [/QUOTE]
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