Norton’s definition of Linux… I asked if it was possible to run their VPN…
That person has no clue what they are saying.
It’s like ChatGPT’s thick cousin who used to drink paint as a child wrote this.
I had a stroke reading this
Gotta love off shore support
Those are definitely all words. I’m not sure they’re the correct words in the correct order, though.
Sometimes offshore support works, provided the hiring is done properly and there’s some semblance of standards, but I’m not surprised at all that Norton hires people with no understanding of computers, or even basic grammar.
Seriously though, what the hell sort of pseudointellectual word-salad is this.
When you lie on your resume and still get the job
Hey, so it would be super cool if we all agreed to avoid compelling Norton to bring their “services” to the Linux ecosystem.
Why the hell would you use Norton on any device?
I’m amazed that a Linux user is even considering a Norton product.
Wow, that sounds exactly – and I mean exactly – like the Guy From Windows Security℠ who calls me twice a week from Mumbai to warn me that my computer has been hacked!
It always puzzled me how a Guy From Windows Security℠ could possibly know that my Mac, or my Linux box, had been hacked…but I guess with great power comes great responsibility!
Wait, that’s not AI ?
This is what you get for giving Norton money
Wow… even if I wasnt actively switching over to linux id know this was wrong.
I’d say this is a truly rotten reply… But then I see this is coming from a Norton/Symantec employee, and I expect nothing else.
It hurts so much to read… Ow…
Back around 2008 Comcast required you to install an application on your PC that would complete the process of registering your modem. The contractor that came out to install my service slapped their CD into my Linux laptop and was very confused for a few minutes while I tried to explain to him why clicking on the ‘.exe’ was not going to work. Eventually he whipped out his phone and called up and had them activate the modem from their end.
However whenever I went to replace the modem and had to activate a new one I’d have to call them up to do it and it was a struggle to figure out the magic phrase to get them to do it remotely. One time I made the mistake of telling them I only had a Linux machine and they immediately rushed me off the call with “You need to contact your OS manufacturer”.
I eventually did break down and tried to install their software on a Windows machine I had and it broke networking completely on the machine. Had to reboot into safe-mode to see the hidden network adapters they were trying to add and remove them to get the machine working again.
I remember doing over the phone tech support and the user obviously had malware on her PC, she talked about conspiracy theories and the FBI coming after her and “hackers” out to get her, I explained it’s likely malware that’s causing her computer to behave this way, and if you google unusual stuff it will bring you to malicious websites.
She cut me off and said Google! They’re the ones that started all this, they’re the ones behind it all, they’re the ones after me.
17 years later, I realized she was right and I should have taken her more seriously.
And this is the company you pay for security.
That might be worth reflecting on a little.