etrust ez antivirus renewal

> Just received my renewal notice from Computer Associates $19.95. I queried
> this with CA, as I have previously been paying $9.95, and was told
"...that
> the *small* price increase was to enhance our product features..."
>
> Since when has DOUBLING the cost been a *small* price increase - they've
> lost my custom!

I closed the window on the renewal and got a popup saying that I could get a
20% discount if I reordered right then and there so I took advantage of it
and got it for $16.00. Very worth it in my view.

Roland, NK2U
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In article <9xjPd.12582$8B3.5675@text.news.blueyonder.co.uk>,
nospam DeleteThis @nospam.com says...
> Just received my renewal notice from Computer Associates $19.95. I queried
> this with CA, as I have previously been paying $9.95, and was told "...that
> the *small* price increase was to enhance our product features..."
>
> Since when has DOUBLING the cost been a *small* price increase - they've
> lost my custom!
>
>
>
In the UK and Europe they are adding VAT at 17.5% making a total of
$23.44 much too much to pay now.

Gerald
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"Roland Stiner" <nk2u.TakeThisOut@1stconnect.com> wrote in message
news:3770ciF58nurdU1@individual.net...
> > Just received my renewal notice from Computer Associates $19.95. I
queried
> > this with CA, as I have previously been paying $9.95, and was told
> "...that
> > the *small* price increase was to enhance our product features..."
> >
> > Since when has DOUBLING the cost been a *small* price increase - they've
> > lost my custom!
>
> I closed the window on the renewal and got a popup saying that I could get
a
> 20% discount if I reordered right then and there so I took advantage of it
> and got it for $16.00. Very worth it in my view.
>
> Roland, NK2U
>
Interesting, but still an 80% increase, and if Grytpype-Thynne is right a
further 17.5% VAT also has to be added to that.
Personally, I also don't like this type of marketing strategy where they
offer you a discount just as you are about to walk away.
The silly thing is I quite like the software and would have been quite happy
to pay modest increases - but this is ridiculous.
Time to try Avast
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New version released:

6.0.6.7

Roland, NK2U
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> Interesting, but still an 80% increase, and if Grytpype-Thynne is right a
> further 17.5% VAT also has to be added to that.
> Personally, I also don't like this type of marketing strategy where they
> offer you a discount just as you are about to walk away.
> The silly thing is I quite like the software and would have been quite
happy
> to pay modest increases - but this is ridiculous.

If the program was not as good as it is, I would have walked away. However,
with the discount, it's certainly worth it in my view. It works very well
with ZoneAlarm Pro too.

Roland, NK2U
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Roland Stiner wrote:
> New version released:
>
> 6.0.6.7
>
> Roland, NK2U

Are you sure Im using 7.0.1.4
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Melissa wrote:
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>
> Hi jools,
>
> On Sat, 12 Feb 2005 08:56:37 GMT, you wrote:
>
>> Since when has DOUBLING the cost been a *small* price increase -
>> they've lost my custom!
>
> I'm very happy that there are free AV solutions for those who will use
> them, as it's a good and reasonable thing to make this sort of
> "protection" as widely available as possible; for the well being of
> everyone's machines, and not just for the machine of a specific end
> user.
>
> However, when we get into the realm of software we're willing to pay
> for (I'm very happy to pay the yearly renewals for my nod32, for
> instance, which happens to be more than even the current EZ
> Anti-Virus cost), I sometimes find it curious that people will moan
> about the cost of certain security applications, while at the same
> time think nothing of spending much more on other types of programs.
>
> At the end of the day, we each will only pay what we, as individuals,
> feel something is *worth to us*, so if someone is truly happy with
> how EZ Anti-Virus has been working for them, even considering a
> doubling of the already very low cost of the program until now, it
> does seem a little peculiar to make such a big fuss over it.
>
> This is all just my opinion of course, so remember that it's only
> worth, at worst, what you paid for it.
>
> - --
> Melissa
>

Whos making a *big* fuss - this is a brief exchange, by a few people, on a
relevant newsgroup.

I completely agree when you say "..we each will only pay what we, as
individuals, feel something is *worth to us*..." At the renewal cost being
offered it is no longer worth it to me.
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As viewed from alt.comp.anti-virus, jools wrote:

>At the renewal cost being offered it is no longer worth it
>to me.

It's $7.30 less than the renewal cost of NOD32. How does it
compare with the renewal costs of McAfee and Norton?

--
Jafo
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> Are you sure Im using 7.0.1.4

OOOooopps!

I meant:

7.0.6.7.

Soooorrrry.

Roland, NK2U
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> The latest release is 7.0.6.7. Computer Associates in conjunction with
> Microsoft continues to offer a free 12 month license for EZ Antivirus.

I find that with this new version, I have to switch to manually checking for
updates otherwise the Defrag won't ever finish!

Roland, NK2U
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Roland Stiner wrote:

> I find that with this new version, I have to switch to manually checking for
> updates otherwise the Defrag won't ever finish!
>
> Roland, NK2U
>
>

I've not had any similar conflicts. I have the updater scheduled to
check for updates every four hours.
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