Comment Re:My thoughts on RC1 (Score 2, Interesting) 317
Good points all around.
The only one I'd like to respond to though - the Security Center. I'd rather NOT have Symantec getting their fingers into the Security Center. Yes, it opens them up for more anti-trust issues... but I'd prefer them to hold their ground.
When I reformatted my parent's/family computer, I installed the latest Symantec package (antivirus + firewall) just for that 'extra layer' of security (even though anybody with two bits of knowledge in the subject can bypass it). All users on this comp were given User level access, no administrators. Whenever I come by to visit, I log in and add programs and what not as needed.
Fast forward a few months later (and its been happening for a while now), the Client Firewall -refuses- to load. Completely. The antivirus appears to functioning without issue though, and I have no reason to believe any spyware or virus is lurking around on the system.
This isn't the kind of crap I would like to see in a 'Security Center'.
The only one I'd like to respond to though - the Security Center. I'd rather NOT have Symantec getting their fingers into the Security Center. Yes, it opens them up for more anti-trust issues... but I'd prefer them to hold their ground.
When I reformatted my parent's/family computer, I installed the latest Symantec package (antivirus + firewall) just for that 'extra layer' of security (even though anybody with two bits of knowledge in the subject can bypass it). All users on this comp were given User level access, no administrators. Whenever I come by to visit, I log in and add programs and what not as needed.
Fast forward a few months later (and its been happening for a while now), the Client Firewall -refuses- to load. Completely. The antivirus appears to functioning without issue though, and I have no reason to believe any spyware or virus is lurking around on the system.
This isn't the kind of crap I would like to see in a 'Security Center'.
