No need for hyperbole; no one would be so silly as to think that the MAJORITY of systems can’t run the latest Avast. I suggested that there must be a considerable contingent of us, when so many in this thread, alone, seemed to have specifically been running the same older version (2008).
You state the benefits of individual threads, as though anyone here has ever disagreed with it’s being an effective approach; I simply feel that there’s a time and place for that. Read the thread title: we were trying to figure out what was forcing us to update, and thereby taking away our work-around; should a solution to this forced update not be found, then, of course, we would have two choices: make our own thread, in an effort to figure out what was causing us to have to use the older version, in the first place, or move on from Avast, altogether – going to this step, straight away, however, is premature. We had a discussion, mostly convoluted with people imploring us to make separate threads, and, at the end of the day, it was clear that, had we obliged, we’d have wasted our time, in a vain effort to solve the issue, as taken from the subject/OP.
You can frame this however you like (as a pile-on, or what have you); for me, it seemed clear that we just wanted to share our experiences, first, before digging deeper, if need be. Things took a turn, when a few of the regulars, here, took something of a condescending tone with us, because we weren’t following “protocol.” There might have been some resentment in our posts, but, remember: the people posting here are frustrated. You claim to be wanting to point us in the right direction, and, honestly, it’s appreciated… however, if, once you’ve lent your advice, it’s not heeded, there’s no need for you or others to repeatedly pop-up, in here, with the same narrative, as before. Maybe we’re venting, a bit – clearly the thread served it’s purpose, as evidenced by Martin’s post. Who are you to tell us (constantly), “you’re succeeding wrong?”
Anyway… I won’t be back. Sincerely appreciate everyone of whom had only good intentions, even if I disagree with how some chose to go about it.
Cheers.
