Security Software Costs More to Renew Than Buy New 164
Matt Whipp writes "In a story I wrote for PCPro, I explore a tip submitted by one of our readers. They pointed out how much more it costs to renew security software, rather than buying it new. In fact it cost less than half the price to buy it new than it does to renew the license because of heavy discounting. He feels a bit cross that, as a loyal customer, he is the one penalized. From the article: 'ZoneAlarm may have tripped up on this discount issue, but it's not alone. It highlights just how cynical companies can be in relying on customers' assumptions that a renewal should be cheaper than buying new. McAfee's Internet Security Suite costs just £24.99 with the current 50 per cent discount. However, should you be fool enough to already be a customer of McAfee, you'll have to pay £39.99 to renew your licence.'"
Incoming Call (Score:5, Funny)
Hello? Slashdot? Yes, I have an "Admiral Ackbar" on the line for you. He says it's urgent?
No such thing as a Linux hippy (Score:5, Funny)
FreeBSD is like, "Hey, dudes! Come use our free stuff for whatever you like. Just don't forget to thanks us and it's all good."
Linux is like, "You are free to join our collective but you have to contribute if you want to distribute our free stuff. Whatever you contribute becomes part of our free stuff."
See the difference? FreeBSD is for hippies and Linux is for commies. It's a subtle distinction, I know.
Re:No such thing as a Linux hippy (Score:5, Funny)
I wouldn't dare contribute to the kernel, I'm only a lowly software developer with 7 years experience and my beard-fu is weak.
Someday I hope to develop even weaker social skills, a long beard and the aptitude to wear a kilt. Then I can be a kernel developer.
Tom
Re:No such thing as a Linux hippy (Score:5, Funny)
And Macs are like "Hey, our stuff is so much more stylish that those other systems." That's why they tell us that Macs are for gays, I guess.
Lessee; I'm typing this on a Mac laptop. On my desktop are the display/kb/mouse attached to my linux box. On its screen are some windows ssh'd to a remote FreeBSD system that I use for part of my development and portability testing, and as a mirror for my web site.
I guess this all must make me a gay, communist hippie.
Please don't tell my wife or employer (or George Bush)
Re:Who pays for virus protection? (Score:2, Funny)
And almost worth it.
Re:Incoming Call (Score:5, Funny)
The call is collect! It's a trap!
Re:Incoming Call (Score:4, Funny)
Re:A story about "Quicken" (Score:1, Funny)