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minus-squareILikeBoobies@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down3·1 day agoFree is usually better than paid. With paid you have a profit motive from the onset.
minus-squareWorldsDumbestMan@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 day agoThe one and only time this is wrong. At least they can make money spending way too long making an anti-virus. Free is unsustainable, so most likely they are robbing you, or trying to sell more of the antivirus.
minus-squareMicromot@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 day agoMost consumer-oriented paid antivirus programs were and are pretty much their own malware.
Free is usually better than paid. With paid you have a profit motive from the onset.
The one and only time this is wrong.
At least they can make money spending way too long making an anti-virus.
Free is unsustainable, so most likely they are robbing you, or trying to sell more of the antivirus.
Most consumer-oriented paid antivirus programs were and are pretty much their own malware.