>  rf> Maybe I did go a bit overboard with the fairness in this
 >  rf> instance, but I
 >  rf> have to tread a fine line.
 > That's a copout Rod.  You didn't say a word to the guy who was slagging
 > TBAV off with bullshit, but you corrected me for posting the facts about
 > AVP's test score.  You're treading the line TOO fine, and going from one
 > extreme to the other.  You wouldn't have felt the urge to correct me if
 > Scan had been #1 in the "full collection" test, would you ?  You need to
 > get back to kicking the cockheads in the balls, and you need to lighten
 > up on the good guys!
 >  rf> If I hadn't said something about it, some geek would have
 >  rf> jumped up and
 >  rf> down screaming that Solly's "won" and would have accused me
 >  rf> of letting
 >  rf> you get away with making it look like AVP had scooped the
 >  rf> pool for my
 >  rf> own selfish reasons.
 > And I would have told him to fuck off and grow a brain!  I didn't
 > "blatantly advertise" AVP, I just stated the facts.  You're making a
 > mountain out of a molehill.
Wow!  That's some heavy shit!  Stand still while I take a deep breath
and adjust the crosshairs!
                                   BANG!
                                YOU'RE DEAD!
Just joking!  (Did you have a heart attack ?)
You made some valid points, but it's all too heavy for me right now.
I'll refer back to them next time I feel a "fairness" attack coming on.
 > The goalposts ARE in the wrong place if the losing team is allowed to
 > kick a winning goal in the car park!
At least the goalpoasts are stationary.  This gives other teams the
chance to play the same way ... but IMO it would be a Bad Thing if AVP
sacrificed overall detection just to get Wild List certification.
 >  rf> Yeah ... I remember the Lemming ... it paid for my Ferrari.
 > You are a feelthy capitalist swine, Gringo!  :-)
That I am.  :)
 > So poor old Acme Widgets is still in the shit, huh ?  :-)
Always.
 > I was cleaning out some old papers and junk last weekend and I found
 > some notes from a lecture you gave on Amiga viruses in 1987.  Your
 > theoretical victim was Acme Widgets back then too.  What will you do if
 > ever a real company starts using the name ?
I'll sue them for breach of copyright!
 >  rf> I have to be careful not to appear to be using my position
 >  rf> as moderator
 >  rf> to advertise/promote my own program here,
 > Like I said before, I think you've started putting TOO MUCH effort into
 > the "fair" thing.  You should spend a few minutes reading how company
 > shills push their programs in alt.comp.virus at every slight
 > opportunity, to give yourself some balance on the issue.
Yeah ... I've seen it.  You don't really want me to turn this echo into
an a.c.v clone, do you ?
 > NOW you're starting to work your way out of your "fairness" paranoia.
 > Just tell it like it is - AVP is #1, and that's all there is to it!
OK ... OK ... I've got the message!
 >  rf> Maybe it's time the goalposts were re-sited.
 > Don't hold your breath.  There's too much money at stake for the back
 > door "winners" to even THINK about levelling the playing field.
IMO many AV companies would go under if product tests were conducted by
true independents on a level playing field and customers had access to
the _genuine_ performance figures.  There are some abysmal products out
there being kept afloat by their shonky "100% detection" ads ... some of
them based on magazine tests on just a few lousy viruses.
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