I am aware that there is already a new version of Norton 360 in production. I realize Norton has decided to remove the version number reference with this latest release of the product. Just for the sake of my question, assume that this latest version of the Norton 360 product is version 7.0. I have a new (never been activated) package of Norton 360 version 6.0. My questions are as follows:
1) if I install and activate the product (version 6.0) immediately, will I still receive the full 1 year of protection without having to purchase the version 7.0
2) will I still receive updates to the product during the 1 year of protection?
If the answer is that I can still install and activate the version 6.0 without purchasing the newer version and I can still receive updates and protection for 1 full year, is there a date beyond which I cannot install the version 6.0 without first purchasing the new 7.0 version? Thanks for the help on this situation.
I am aware that there is already a new version of Norton 360 in production. I realize Norton has decided to remove the version number reference with this latest release of the product. Just for the sake of my question, assume that this latest version of the Norton 360 product is version 7.0. I have a new (never been activated) package of Norton 360 version 6.0. My questions are as follows:
1) if I install and activate the product (version 6.0) immediately, will I still receive the full 1 year of protection without having to purchase the version 7.0
YES
2) will I still receive updates to the product during the 1 year of protection?
YES
If the answer is that I can still install and activate the version 6.0 without purchasing the newer version and I can still receive updates and protection for 1 full year, is there a date beyond which I cannot install the version 6.0 without first purchasing the new 7.0 version? Thanks for the help on this situation.
To the best of my knowledge, Norton is still honoring the keys from the 2006 version of Norton Products. So the answer would be it would remain valid until such time as Norton would not honor it any longer.
Now, all that said - please remember once it is activated the one year starts. Even on a 3 PC license, whenever the first use is activated, it expires one year from that date - regardless of when you install the other 2 licenses.
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Your questions have been correctly answered but the product version is now V20....... since Norton decided to bring N 360 into line with NIS and NAV which were on V19/2012 .....
You can check what you have in Support / About ....
Also important is the difference between Update and Upgrade with Upgrade being the major change of the first part of the ID while updates are to definitions and components in the existing major number.
You do get both free of charge as long as you have a valid subscription but if you do not want to go from V6 to V20 you might as well disable a feature in Settings / Update -- Automatic Download of New Version .... Version in this context means major upgrade and while this setting does not automatically upgrade you but just downloads the files in idle time and then asks you if you want to upgrade I think it is a good idea to disable it for two reasons:
1 -- Unnecessary downloads that you may not want
2 -- The risk that you may think the popup asking if you want to make the change relates to normal updates and say Yes when you don't want to.
Setting this to OFF leaves everything in your hands and does not stop you from making the upgrade once it comes available when and if you want to.
Also to avoid if you do not want to go to the next version is the Upgrade Center and the DOWNLOAD button on your MyNortonAccount.
Thanks for your comments. As easy as it may be for those who work with the products and the Company itself on a regular basis, the terminology used in conversations and particularly in the forum setting, can often be confusing to others, especially to the novice user like myself. The terms "update" and "upgrade" seem interchangeable to me, but obviously, as you have clearly noted in your message, these two words have very different meanings when used in the context of these product versions.
Communication is always a challenge but it is particularly challenging when we don't recognize that the terminology we use may not have a shared meaning. If that happens, the reader is likely to be "creative" and will take action on what was written within the context of their own understanding, even with its limitations, and even though their understanding may not be correct. You may have heard the term used in a purchasing situation called "buyer beware". In the case of written communication, it is "reader beware".
You have pointed out some very important clarifications in the terminology and I appreciate your contributions to the post.