Ok, so I have been a norton user from the beginning; that's right I used it with Windows 3.1! I have never wavered in my expectation that, with Symantec, I would always get what I paid for. However, for the first time in my adult life I am considering checking out the competition, all because Symantec cannot simply pull its head out of its [Removed] and fix basic problems when have been reported now for a decade:
1. Multiple copies of the Norton Icon in the system tray - The excuse that I always here is that it is just a cosmetic issue. Ok question, WHY THE HELL AM I PAYING FOR SOFTWARE WHOSE MAKERS CANNOT RESOLVE A SIMPLE COSMETIC PROBLEM?
2. LiveUpdate is stuck on "Finishing Processing" for over an hour. - We still have yet to hear a coherent answer on this issue, much less a fix.
Symantec, I am going to make this simple for you; [Removed]FIX THESE ISSUES OR I AM DONE PAYING FOR YOUR SOFTWARE!
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Both of the issues you present are not widespread, I have not seen either. And they are usually easily resolved by LiveUpdates, reinstalling the product, and sometimes by disabling Windows Fast Startup feature.
Norton has been around for years providing cyber protection for devices like computers, smartphones and tablets. The subscriber base of Norton is worldwide. LifeLock has also been around for years providing identity theft protection in United States.
In the year 2017, Symantec (a parent company of Norton at that time) completed the acquisition of the LifeLock company.
In the year 2019, Symantec went apart from Norton to join Broadcom Inc.
At the same time, Norton and LifeLock became one company: NortonLifeLock Inc.
Today, NortonLifeLock refers to a single company that is a global leader in consumer Cyber Safety. The company is dedicated to helping secure the devices, identities, online privacy, and home and family needs of nearly 50 million consumers.