Avast = Piriform = Ccleaner

[bob3160]

http://screencast-o-matic.com/screenshots/u/Lh/1500468795191-61842.png

[b]https://blog.avast.com/welcome-piriform-to-avast[/b]

[Rednose]

Wow 8)

Didn’t see that one comming.

Greetz, Red.

[Pondus]

Well then they get a Cleanup tool that works … unless avast programmers start fiddling with it

[CraigB]

I’m glad it going to remain a separate product and still maintained by the Piriform team, if it ended up becoming another bundled program I’d have the mountainous job of changing over multitudes of systems to another cleaning tool :o

[Charyb-0]

I don’t like this one bit. If Piriform’s programs become a platform to distribute Avast ads, I will discontinue use.

[bob3160]

@CraigB post:4

I’m glad it going to remain a separate product and still maintained by the Piriform team, if it ended up becoming another bundled program I’d have the mountainous job of changing over multitudes of systems to another cleaning tool :o

There are times when two heads can be better than one. Some of us are optimistic.

[Pondus]

@bob3160 post:6

@CraigB post:4

I’m glad it going to remain a separate product and still maintained by the Piriform team, if it ended up becoming another bundled program I’d have the mountainous job of changing over multitudes of systems to another cleaning tool :o

There are times when two heads can be better than one. Some of us are optimistic.

And many of the optimists have been disappointed … more the once

[bob3160]

@Pondus post:7

@bob3160 post:6

@CraigB post:4

I’m glad it going to remain a separate product and still maintained by the Piriform team, if it ended up becoming another bundled program I’d have the mountainous job of changing over multitudes of systems to another cleaning tool :o

There are times when two heads can be better than one. Some of us are optimistic.

And many of the optimists have been disappointed … more the once

Strange reply from an Avast Überevangelist.

[Pondus]

@bob3160 post:8

@Pondus post:7

@bob3160 post:6

@CraigB post:4

I’m glad it going to remain a separate product and still maintained by the Piriform team, if it ended up becoming another bundled program I’d have the mountainous job of changing over multitudes of systems to another cleaning tool :o

There are times when two heads can be better than one. Some of us are optimistic.

And many of the optimists have been disappointed … more the once

Strange reply from an Avast Überevangelist.

Uberevangelists can also loose the optimism

[CraigB]

I don’t see what the title has to do with it Bob, just because someone has an Uber title doesn’t mean they cant have an objective opinion whether for or against Avast decisions.

We all know the advertising tactics previously used before so we’re just hoping CCleaner remains free of pressured advertising and sticks to their key job of being solely a cleaning tool.

[Charyb-0]

Piriform is not just ccleaner. It’s also Recuva, Speccy, and Defraggler.

[bob3160]

@CraigB post:10

I don’t see what the title has to do with it Bob, just because someone has an Uber title doesn’t mean they cant have an objective opinion whether for or against Avast decisions.

We all know the advertising tactics previously used before so we’re just hoping CCleaner remains free of pressured advertising and sticks to their key job of being solely a cleaning tool.

That, I’m sure, is what all of us hope. Starting off with a negative perspective just isn’t my way.
If I see unwanted changes, that’s when I’ll start complaining. Till then, I’ll remain optimistic.

[Charyb-0]

What do you think the purpose of the acquisition is?

[bob3160]

@Charyb post:13

What do you think the purpose of the acquisition is?

Something Avast needs to answer.

[DavidR]

@Rednose post:2

Wow 8)

Didn’t see that one comming.

Nor did I Piriform seems to have been around for ages and I have been using it for a very long time. This was one of the reasons I never installed the avast Browser cleanup or Performance cleanup (a paid option).

[bob3160]

@DavidR post:15

@Rednose post:2

Wow 8)

Didn’t see that one comming.

Nor did I Piriform seems to have been around for ages and I have been using it for a very long time. This was one of the reasons I never installed the avast Browser cleanup or Performance cleanup (a paid option).

According to the announcement, the Avast performance tool will still remain and so will the browser cleanup.

[cristianojgm]

I hope it does not make CCleaner only paid or that it only includes AVs.

[DavidR]

@bob3160 post:16

@DavidR post:15

@Rednose post:2

Wow 8)

Didn’t see that one comming.

Nor did I Piriform seems to have been around for ages and I have been using it for a very long time. This was one of the reasons I never installed the avast Browser cleanup or Performance cleanup (a paid option).

According to the announcement, the Avast performance tool will still remain and so will the browser cleanup.

I bet the underlying code/processing changes, like some other acquisitions of recent times (A V G for instance), hopefully for the better in the long term.

[TheOwner]

So we can say bye-bye CCleaner? I expect CCleaner become plagued by Ads to buy Avast or even worse CCleaner become paid function of Avast Premier.

[DavidR]

@TheOwner post:19

So we can say bye-bye CCleaner? I expect CCleaner become plagued by Ads to buy Avast or even worse CCleaner become paid function of Avast Premier.

Have you actually read what was in the Blog article, it certainly isn’t what I read.

Moreover, both CCleaner and Avast are known for their innovative and lightweight products. Piriform’s technology and products are extremely robust. We will maintain the Piriform products separately from our current Avast optimization portfolio, and Piriform customers can rest assured they will continue to get the attention and service they are used to. Our existing performance optimization products, Avast Cleanup and AVG TuneUp, will remain available.