I have been using Avast Free for a couple of years now after having used AVG for a fairly long time. I have been completely satisfied with the product - until now!
For the last one month, Avast has been reminding me to re-register. Each time, I click on the button. I get the message "Retrieving Registration information..." for a few seconds and then it disappears. This has been happening regardless of time, so the "servers are busy" argument doesn't hold. it looks like a bait and switch policy is being pushed. The offline registration page also does not open, whether through the program, or through the Avast website.
This is completely deplorable, and I hope Avast gets its act together.
Win XP, Opera 11.64 and IE 9.0.6001, Avast 7.0.1426