Interesting poll results so far…

Is the Symantec acquisition of Altiris a good thing? (please, feel free to add your own comments)
No.		(51.35%)
Yes.		(21.62%)
Who cares?		(27.03%)

But, it’s the comments that are even more interesting…

• we are moving away from using Altiris. Support sucked. Doubt it will really improve with Symantec
  3/16/2007 11:49:01 AM

• Depends on if Altiris let''s some of Symantec''s disregard for proper application behavior and reasonable update cycles creep into their pretty stable product.
  3/16/2007 11:52:28 AM

• Hopefully it will improve / adjust their tech support model. (Which is currently give me money, give me money, give me money)
  3/16/2007 1:08:57 PM

• Symantec sucks at Software
  3/16/2007 2:03:36 PM

• Everything Symantec touches turns to crap. I''m sure it will end up disappointing.
  3/16/2007 5:30:13 PM

• Symantec is a "good" MS partner. Perhaps this acquisition will put the back-stabbing Altiris into check.
  3/19/2007 8:54:57 AM

• Symantec will screw it up..so That''s a good thing for Bill.
  3/19/2007 9:14:09 AM

• I have never used Altiris but when Symantec bought Powerquest they dropped support for all the older versions of Partition Magic. I would expect the same thing will happen to Altiris.
  3/19/2007 9:21:34 AM

• They have the lead touch. Symantec takes gold and turns it to lead. Very common apps that are easily abused and deformed. Remember how powerful and popular Ghost was? (notice past tense)
  3/19/2007 10:04:18 AM

• Symantec support has to be the worst of any IT company.
  3/19/2007 10:17:20 AM

• good thing for whom?
  3/19/2007 11:01:31 AM

• If Symantec takes over Altiris support calls, I expect things to get worse based upon my experiences with Symantec Tech Support in the past.
  3/19/2007 12:31:21 PM

• old wine in a different bottle?
  3/19/2007 8:57:26 PM

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