Security Curve Weblog: Symantec feels the pain?: "What strikes me about this is not just the similarity (and competition) with the existing tool, but the similarity with Windows OneCare. From a user interface perspective, this new 'Threat Meter' is very close to Microsoft Windows OneCare Live - both in terms of what's available on the interface but also the way that the controls/tools are categorized, made available, installed, etc. Of course, this begs the question: is Symantec feeling the pain from OneCare already? Is the beta cutting into their sales enough that they are responding ad-hoc in a way that competes with rather than compliments investments they've already made? "
I guess I'm a data point supporting Ed's hypothesis that "... I'll bet you dollars to donuts that Microsoft giving away the free AV beta is already impacting Symantec's sales."
Also see the classic "Norton AntiHoff 2005" image in Ed's full post...
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