Re: RIP
Avast went south a long time ago. At one point they were selling actual antivirus products.
About 7 years ago the rot set in when they started putting adverts even in their premium products. You'd get messages telling hapless users that their computer could do with a 'cleanup' and do buy some 'cleanup utility' that cleaned your registry or some such bullshit. Then they started intercepting web searches to give you 'better prices' on stuff! People buy antiviruses to stop their computers from being overridden with adverts and special offers.
We used to sell Avast and it used to be a really good, different product. Then they really started commercialising things and yes, they made a profit, but their products got worse and worse.
Now the final nail in the coffin as far as quality is concerned is that Norton is buying them. Well, so long Avast, it was nice knowing you... in the mid-noughties anyway.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
