I don't think Norton is crying foul over loosing market share to freebie software. Free software gives you some protection which is better than nothing but its a lot like having a monkey instead of having a kid. Do you stay up with reviews on the latest graphics card and CPU benchmarks? Why wouldn't you do the same with software? Norton seams to be much faster and less bloated now days. Free AV software doesn't offer tech support and you dont get frequent virus definition updates. Norton gives you an update every 5 min. Nothing will completely protect you against everything. Users are delusional to believe this. Feel free to quote the fanboys law at anytime. Windows is the #1 target due to popularity. A few things you should have to stay "safe" - Practice safe browsing - Have real time virus protection - Robust Firewall - Password protect your password.. don't just let firefox save them for you. - Run a full scan once a week. - Don't use multiple virus scanners as they will conflict with each other. As an IT professional I'm just shocked by many of the previous comments. Do your home work.

I'm hardly a fanboy of Norton but they seam to have turned things around with their latest 2009 product. I will say that I hated 2006.. but then again I hated Windows ME and Vista.. it doesnt mean I'm going to stop using windows though.