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  1. orungano orungano

    is it wrong of me to think that having to pay for AV is literally the worst thing

    Sunday, 21-Jun-15 17:29:18 UTC from web
    1. Matt Matt

      @tiffany It's a service that somebody had to program and therefore should get paid for.

      Sunday, 21-Jun-15 17:29:52 UTC from web
      1. orungano orungano

        @mrmattimation Sure but it's not like free services with non-mandatory payments aren't profitable

        Sunday, 21-Jun-15 17:31:21 UTC from web
        1. Matt Matt

          @tiffany And that's why you are currently using a free service with non-mandatory payments

          Sunday, 21-Jun-15 17:31:49 UTC from web
          1. orungano orungano

            @mrmattimation Touché

            Sunday, 21-Jun-15 17:32:40 UTC from web
    2. Cerulean Spark Cerulean Spark

      @tiffany A piece of software you use every time you power up your computer, whose primary purpose is to stop people from either robbing you or destroying your stuff? No, there's no reason you should want to pay for that.

      Sunday, 21-Jun-15 17:34:14 UTC from web
      1. orungano orungano

        @ceruleanspark I mean like it kinda feels like it should be... included with the computer, I guess. I dunno. When I asked that question, I literally was asking for people to prove me wrong

        Sunday, 21-Jun-15 17:36:54 UTC from web
        1. Matt Matt

          @tiffany Windows DOES come with anti-virus. It's the worst thing ever and nobody uses it and that's why we have paid services.

          Sunday, 21-Jun-15 17:39:38 UTC from web
          1. orungano orungano

            @mrmattimation understood

            Sunday, 21-Jun-15 17:40:47 UTC from web
        2. Cerulean Spark Cerulean Spark

          @tiffany For what its worth, if you have any sort of online bank account, you probably get antivirus for free through your bank

          Sunday, 21-Jun-15 18:06:12 UTC from web
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        jookia jookia

        @ceruleanspark @tiffany You do have to admit it's strange that antivirus software exists at all given how little it's used in practice.

        Sunday, 21-Jun-15 17:37:10 UTC from quitter.se
        1. orungano orungano

          @jookia Better to have it and not need it, etc

          Sunday, 21-Jun-15 17:38:58 UTC from web
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            jookia jookia

            @tiffany Oh totally, I just think it's surprising web servers don't need such technology but desktops shielded by home routers do.

            Sunday, 21-Jun-15 17:43:02 UTC from quitter.se
            1. Matt Matt

              @jookia Webservers don't grab EXE files from cooldownloads dot com

              Sunday, 21-Jun-15 17:44:42 UTC from web