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<blockquote data-quote="SeriousHoax" data-source="post: 968063" data-attributes="member: 78686">This was said at the start of this year, but who knows if Norton will change things in the future. Maybe they won&#039;t, maybe they will, we don&#039;t know. Avira&#039;s user number is much lower and getting lower every year, I think.On the other hand, Avast/AVG are the most popular free AV brands. PC users from all over the world I think knows about Avast Free AV. So Norton is unlikely to change the Avast Free AV model more than anything. Avast also tells that they have 435 million users. If it&#039;s true, then they have 5 times more users compared to Norton&#039;s 80 million. So for sure, at least Avast Free isn&#039;t going anywhere anytime soon. The rest is uncertain.It&#039;s rumored that Norton also has a timed deal with Broadcom for the Symantec technology. So in a few years they might not be able to use Symantec&#039;s technology anymore in Norton products, and this is why they purchased 3 brands (4 if you count AVG) so far and will use their technologies in future Norton products.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="SeriousHoax, post: 968063, member: 78686"] This was said at the start of this year, but who knows if Norton will change things in the future. Maybe they won't, maybe they will, we don't know. Avira's user number is much lower and getting lower every year, I think. On the other hand, Avast/AVG are the most popular free AV brands. PC users from all over the world I think knows about Avast Free AV. So Norton is unlikely to change the Avast Free AV model more than anything. Avast also tells that they have 435 million users. If it's true, then they have 5 times more users compared to Norton's 80 million. So for sure, at least Avast Free isn't going anywhere anytime soon. The rest is uncertain. It's rumored that Norton also has a timed deal with Broadcom for the Symantec technology. So in a few years they might not be able to use Symantec's technology anymore in Norton products, and this is why they purchased 3 brands (4 if you count AVG) so far and will use their technologies in future Norton products. [/QUOTE]

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