![[H]ard|Forum](/styles/hardforum/xenforo/logo_dark.png){kind=logo}
I was at the store the other day getting a new monitor. One of the guys there was testing a laptop and I can tell it was still at factory settings and I saw Norton antivirus pop up.
I haven't used a factory default in a while. It's either desktops that I've assembled or laptops that need to be reformatted. But I was surprised they still include third party anti virus even tho MSE is free.
Then I remembered MSE is technically separate and has to be downloaded manually. Probably to avoid another anti trust suite. But the manufacturer has to put in some sort of protection so they put in a third party instead.
Is that the current situation? Norton and symantec are going to be around for a while if that's case.
I haven't used a factory default in a while. It's either desktops that I've assembled or laptops that need to be reformatted. But I was surprised they still include third party anti virus even tho MSE is free.
Then I remembered MSE is technically separate and has to be downloaded manually. Probably to avoid another anti trust suite. But the manufacturer has to put in some sort of protection so they put in a third party instead.
Is that the current situation? Norton and symantec are going to be around for a while if that's case.