I’ve spoken with several people since my discovery that now TrendMicro’s software has gone down the drain.
I wanted someone - anyone - to tell me why! Why is it that when a company gets bigger their products get crappier? Why!???
At first it was Symantec. My gosh, how well I remember my love of Norton AV. They saved my hard drive when McAfee failed me early on in this business. But Norton then was not the same as Symantec/Norton now.
First Norton changed to Symantec (they were bought out?). The downhill spiral started. But then, Symantec bought Veritas showing us where they were putting the money - enterprise! I can see them waving as they say, “Goodbye all you little end users who made us what we are! We are going after the real money!”
On we moved to Zonelabs Zone Alarm. Great software. Great control and not a heavy resource user. But then came the Checkpoint buyout and suddenly ZA has it’s own AV program too. And how odd that suddenly their updates started disabling Norton AV? Conspiracy? Maybe.
So, we all made the switch to TrendMicro’s PC-Cillin. My gosh, they’ve been around for ages too! And wow! Internet Security 2006 was a dream come true! I had to keep checking to see if it was working because it never bothered me!
But then, some evil happened in Trends Internet Security 2007. Was it the corporate bug-a-boo that bit them too? Suddenly we have a resource hog on our hands that grows worse with time and updates.
Why??? Why??? Why???
Is it a plague running rampant in Corporations?
A friend of mine gave me the answer I believe. And yes, it’s the plague of all Corporations. It’s an evil virus that spreads across the corporate landscape faster than a botnet. It’s called the “SHAREHOLDER”!
My friend believes that as the companies get bigger and either go public or get bought out by larger corporations, suddenly they have to worry about earnings and shareholders. So, they start to cut corners, cut expenses, make shoddier products. All to keep earnings up and keep the shareholders happy.
So there you have the explanation. The next time your favorite software merges, buys, gets bought out, or goes public, run! Run as fast you can away from them!
Please don’t ever tell me someone has bought up Spybot Search and Destroy. I think I’ll consider Hari kari!
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