-= It seems like we have some sort of anti-norton society here..
You only have to browse these forums to see the issues Norton causes even after it has supposedly uninstalled.
It is IMHO without doubt the worst AV for leaving cr*p behind causing problems for other security software installed next. This isn't anti-norton, but a fact it can be a right pig to get rid of as simple as that.
Most other AVs don't seem to cause as mych hassle after an uninstall, McAfee to a lessor degree and AVG8 seems to be racking up some hits in this regard where as its previous incarnation 7.5 and earlier didn't seem to cause any problems after being uninstalled.
If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, quacks like a duck, then we will call it a duck, that doesn't mean we don't like ducks