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mwb1100:
From an email/newsletter I got today:

we are launching the PC lifetime license through June 30. We are doing a pilot/test to see if this is something you would be interested in purchasing. If the PC lifetime licenses does well, we will continue to offer them on our website. There will be an upgrade path for our current customers in the coming weeks, which we will make available via future editions of SSN and personal emails. If you are up for renewal of your current subscriptions you will see the option in our cart for the PC lifetime licenses.
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http://vipreantivirus.com/

It looks like the pricing for one PC is $90 for Antivirus (AV + Antispyware) and $110 for Premium (AV + Antispyware + Firewall).
This compares to $30/$40 for a one year subscription.

The pricing for 'household' (3+ PCs) is $130 for Antivirus and $160 for Premium.
This compares to $50/$70 for a one year subscription.

So somewhere in the range of 150% - 200% additional cost going from 1 year to lifetime.

The pricing for renewals apparently isn't ready yet (there's no option for lifetime on my renewal page).

Use discount code "MICROSOFT" for a 20% discount (there are several code on the web if that one doesn't work).  Discount codes also seem to work for renewals.

ha14:
Nice share

mwb1100:
I just noticed this detail in the Vipre lifetime offer:

The PC Lifetime Licenses are good for the life of your PC; you can also get an unlimited home license that will cover up to 10 PC’s in your home for the lifetime of your PC’s.-http://vipreantivirus.com/
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So the license is tied to the PC. According to a post on Wilders (http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showpost.php?p=1886147&postcount=17), one transfer is permitted.

cranioscopical:
So the license is tied to the PC. According to a post on Wilders (http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showpost.php?p=1886147&postcount=17), one transfer is permitted.
-mwb1100 (June 16, 2011, 02:27 AM)
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If so, to my mind it's useless!

No doubt it's also tied to the length of time the vendor stays with Vipre and doesn't launch a 'new and wonderful' product.

Some lifetime licenses are remarkably good deals but they're in the minority, at least in my experience  :(

mwb1100:
It definitely makes it less attractive.  However, I'm still considering the 'Lifetime' Home license, but it'll take some ciphering on my part before I decide.  I'm hoping I can find a better discount than the 20% one.

Wilders had a 50% discount offer, but it expired at the end of May :(

The lure of Microsoft Security Essentials is pretty strong, and it's running on my wife's and daughter's systems...  But, for some reason I still get the feeling that 3rd parties might do a better job of detecting malware.  Not that I have any actual data to back that up.  If nothing else, 3rd parties seem more focused on the problem (as they should be).

I know next to nothing about dealing with malware - and I want to keep it that way.  I just want something that I can install and trust to keep my system(s) reasonably safe and that doesn't cause as many problems as the malware might. That's why I don't even consider McAfee or Norton anymore - in the past they seemed to be the source of nothing but headaches for me.

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