Public Service Announcement: There is no such thing as "Nortons" AntiVirus

[BillGates]

Why do people call Norton AntiVirus "Nortons" or "Norton's" ? There is no such thing.

Effective immediately, anyone who refers to this software with either of the above misnomers will result in a public beating.

Over and out.

 

[rudder]

Because when you type www.norton.com it takes you to an anti virus program.

 

[BillGates]

Originally posted by: rudder
Because when you type www.norton.com it takes you to an anti virus program.

I think you completely missed my point. You do get credit for trying. Thank you.

 

[Jzero]

Pedantic anyone?
If you REALLY want to be pedantic, then you are still wrong - Post version 8.0 NAV was renamed SAV - Symantec Antivirus. Norton Antivirus no longer exists except as a legacy product.

 

[calvinbiss]

I use Nortons at home, and Norton's at work. Both seem to work well

 

[FeathersMcGraw]

Originally posted by: BillGates
Why do people call Norton AntiVirus "Nortons" or "Norton's" ? There is no such thing.

Because it's called "Norton Antivirus"

So, do you just not understand the concept of branding, or are you next going to crusade against Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri because it's a Brian Reynolds design?

 

[dude8604]

He is complaining about the " s " or " 's " that people incorrectly put at the end of Norton.

 

[FeathersMcGraw]

Originally posted by: dude8604
He is complaining about the " s " or " 's " that people incorrectly put at the end of Norton.

Ah, okay. I guess the next rant will be against "MS" products, like "Win95" or "WinME".

 

[LeeTJ]

Originally posted by: BillGates
Why do people call Norton AntiVirus "Nortons" or "Norton's" ? There is no such thing.

Effective immediately, anyone who refers to this software with either of the above misnomers will result in a public beating.

Over and out.

why does bill gates care about what people call software by a competitor?

 

[brxndxn]

All other problems on this message board need to wait until this one is solved.

 

[BillGates]

Originally posted by: brxndxn
All other problems on this message board need to wait until this one is solved.

Heh, yep.

 

[BillGates]

Originally posted by: Jzero
Pedantic anyone?
If you REALLY want to be pedantic, then you are still wrong - Post version 8.0 NAV was renamed SAV - Symantec Antivirus. Norton Antivirus no longer exists except as a legacy product.

Norton AntiVirus 2003

 

[Jzero]

Originally posted by: BillGates

Originally posted by: Jzero
Pedantic anyone?
If you REALLY want to be pedantic, then you are still wrong - Post version 8.0 NAV was renamed SAV - Symantec Antivirus. Norton Antivirus no longer exists except as a legacy product.

Norton AntiVirus 2003

Hmm...I guess it's only the Business Software.
You're still being pedantic

 

[AmbitV]

"Symantec's Norton Antivirus"

 

[MeanMeosh]

i don't use nortons antivirus

 

[Jugernot]

You sound like my bitchy exgf...

 

[dabuddha]

Because it's Peter Norton's Antivirus

 

[Lore]

This reminds me of a conversation I had once with some friends about Tiffany & Co -- "But it's not called 'Tiffany's' -- it's Tiffany!"

 

[Jzero]

Originally posted by: Lore
This reminds me of a conversation I had once with some friends about Tiffany & Co -- "But it's not called 'Tiffany's' -- it's Tiffany!"

Tiffanys is always shortened that way. Same with Strawbridge & Clothier (Strawbridges) or JC Penney (Penneys).
I dunno why.

 

[tcsenter]

Public Service Announcement: There is no such thing as "Nortons" AntiVirus

Ok, cool. For a minute there, I thought this was a highly informal (read: casual) "discussion" forum, 'discussion' meaning that all the 'casual' traits which might be found in casual social discussion are acceptable, including the use of slang and less than perfect grammar. Silly me!

As I now understand it, it is a highly formal writing venue where only the most formal and correct usage is permitted to go uncriticized by the resident nit-pickers whose own lives are so pathetic that their only source of self-esteem is to correct everyone else.

Thanks for the information, learn something new every day!

 

[ParagonX]

Originally posted by: tcsenter

Public Service Announcement: There is no such thing as "Nortons" AntiVirus

Ok, cool. For a minute there, I thought this was a highly informal (read: casual) "discussion" forum, 'discussion' meaning that all the 'casual' traits which might be found in casual social discussion are acceptable, including the use of slang and less than perfect grammar. Silly me!

As I now understand it, it is a highly formal writing venue where only the most formal and correct usage is permitted to go uncriticized by the resident nit-pickers whose own lives are so pathetic that their only source of self-esteem is to correct everyone else.

Thanks for the information, learn something new every day!

Amen

 

[Siddhartha]

Originally posted by: BillGates
Why do people call Norton AntiVirus "Nortons" or "Norton's" ? There is no such thing.

Effective immediately, anyone who refers to this software with either of the above misnomers will result in a public beating.

Over and out.

It does not matter but I wonder how many people care about this?

 

[Electric Amish]

I just call it crap.

amish

 

[Martin]

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