Avira pulls off the dirtiest trick on Avast!

[bong2x]

ok thanks chubalz!

[-Genesis-]

ok thanks chubalz!

Welcome bro.

We have same place. 

[anjandavid]

Isn't Avast.eu owned by Avira?

I am a devout Avast fan but I will always stand with the truth

Thanks

[DavidR]

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Don't we have some similar area here...?

Yes we do but it isn't called a Community which I would have expected to include everyone and it wasn't mentioned in your original post (you have now edited) that it wasn't open to all

[bong2x]

  ilike this line

History notes. Some may notice that we do use the domain www.antivir.cz here in the Czech Republic when Antivir is also the name of one of Avira’s products. “Antivir” is simply the Czech equivalent of “antivirus”. Similarly, www.antivirus.com is owned by Trend Micro. We registered the names www.antivir.com and www.antivir.cz in 1997 and for many years used these domain names. A couple of years ago Avira wanted the name www.antivir.com and we struck an agreement to transfer that name to them. However, we kept the www.antivir.cz as it is merely the Czech equivalent of www.antivirus.cz.

[Chris Thomas]

Isn't Avast.eu owned by Avira?

I am a devout Avast fan but I will always stand with the truth

Thanks

Thanks AnjanDavid
 

[Chris Thomas]

I don't think .eu is a famous domain.

Most people are likely to type Avast.com instead of Avast.eu

Seems more like a silly dispute between the owners of Avast and Avira.

[nmb]

I totally support Avira in this regard

Because Avast also does this trick with http://www.antivir.cz

So,

Let us first make our hands clean before blaming others

Antivir is just the equivalent of antivirus in czech as indicated in the blog. So we are not tricking anyone.

nmb

[Chris Thomas]

Apple is a fruit that everyone eats and so is Orange

Does this mean that companies like Apple and Orange should change their trademarks?

And it is easy to register a domain and resell it at a high price

So, if I register for example Apple .eu

I am entitled to it not Apple and Steve Jobs

If they wanted it then they should have registered it before I did

[Chris Thomas]

And also

Avast is a 'word' which means Cease; stop; or stay.

It is a universal word

[nmb]

But showing apple and giving orange is not acceptable i guess, huh?!

nmb

[anjandavid]

Apple is a fruit that everyone eats and so is Orange

Does this mean that companies like Apple and Orange should change their trademarks?

And it is easy to register a domain and resell it at a high price

So, if I register for example Apple .eu

I am entitled to it not Apple and Steve Jobs

If they wanted it then they should have registered it before I did

Again thanks

[Browser]

Seems like both Avira and Avast are pulling equally "dirty" tricks here.

[Lisandro]

This is ridiculous... Made a better program instead of doing such a trick. Shame.

[bong2x]

  logically let see what is it

if antivir=fruit
and if avast = orange
and if avira = apple

if i request apple*printf("avira")
if i request orange*printf("avast")
if i request fruit*printf("avast or avira")

so meaning if i request antivir it can be avast or avira
and if i request avast it mean i need exactly avast!!!

correct me if i'm wrong

Best regards!!!