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Avast and AVG Together ???
« on: July 07, 2016, 02:40:08 PM »
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Re: Avast and AVG Together ???
« Reply #1 on: July 07, 2016, 02:46:06 PM »
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Re: Avast and AVG Together ???
« Reply #2 on: July 07, 2016, 02:48:53 PM »
What is your reaction on this?@Bob :)
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Re: Avast and AVG Together ???
« Reply #3 on: July 07, 2016, 03:06:23 PM »
You're a bit late Bob. ;)
-> https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=188195.0
Since Deborah works for Avast, she has inside information. :)
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Re: Avast and AVG Together ???
« Reply #4 on: July 07, 2016, 03:33:32 PM »
You're a bit late Bob. ;)
-> https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=188195.0
Since Deborah works for Avast, she has inside information. :)
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In unity there is strength. :)
But the privacy issue of AVG worried me a lot.They sells user data.I found MT members reaction on this:https://malwaretips.com/threads/avast-acquires-antivirus-maker-avg.61184/#post-521199
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Re: Avast and AVG Together ???
« Reply #5 on: July 07, 2016, 03:37:34 PM »
But the privacy issue of AVG worried me a lot.They sells user data.
But they'll be owned by Avast so that would obviously change.

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Re: Avast and AVG Together ???
« Reply #6 on: July 07, 2016, 03:38:31 PM »
But the privacy issue of AVG worried me a lot.They sells user data.
But they'll be owned by Avast so that would obviously change.
Hope so. :D
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Re: Avast and AVG Together ???
« Reply #7 on: July 07, 2016, 04:14:59 PM »
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Re: Avast and AVG Together ???
« Reply #8 on: July 07, 2016, 05:34:29 PM »
This is interesting, I'm assuming Avast would adopt some of AVG's technologies, however, Avast seems to be superior in terms of innovation. I'm going to watch closely and see what happens after the deal is finalized.

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Re: Avast and AVG Together ???
« Reply #9 on: July 07, 2016, 07:33:56 PM »
Hello!

So, is there a chance that both AVs become one in future?

Thanks!


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Re: Avast and AVG Together ???
« Reply #10 on: July 07, 2016, 09:47:18 PM »
Hello!

So, is there a chance that both AVs become one in future?

Thanks!

That's what always happens in the end. I find it very unlikely that they will run both independently and only share useful data about malware between each other. That would be highly inefficient.
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Re: Avast and AVG Together ???
« Reply #11 on: July 07, 2016, 10:02:59 PM »
Hello!

So, is there a chance that both AVs become one in future?

Thanks!
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December 2013 > Blue Coat Acquires Norman Shark
https://www.bluecoat.com/company/press-releases/blue-coat-acquires-norman-shark

a mont ago > Symantec to Acquire Blue Coat and Define the Future of Cybersecurity
https://www.symantec.com/about/newsroom/press-releases/2016/symantec_0612_01

November 2014  >  AVG Technologies acquires Norman Safeground
http://www.norman.com/business/news_media/news/avg_technologies_acquire__norman__safeground

AVG is now trying to migrate all existing Norman customers over to AVG products
Norman software is slowly phased out and january 2018 it is probaly all gone and Norman is history

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Re: Avast and AVG Together ???
« Reply #12 on: July 07, 2016, 10:18:03 PM »
In unity there is strength.
Maybe - but often it's better to have business competition  ;D

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Re: Avast and AVG Together ???
« Reply #13 on: July 07, 2016, 10:24:00 PM »
In unity there is strength.
Maybe - but often it's better to have business competition  ;D
Combining the two, should result in one that's better than the rest of the competition.  :)
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Re: Avast and AVG Together ???
« Reply #14 on: July 07, 2016, 10:34:00 PM »
3 ... or 2,5  Blue coat got half of Norman

Norman > AVG >  avast