Vlk
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First, let me disagree that avast is the only one. Trend Micro, Kaspersky and Symantec (maybe others) do the same thing and their prices are similar.
But to answer your question: what you’re buying is a subscription. The fact that now there’re very few viruses for the PDA platform doesn’t mean that tomorrow the situation will be the same. Having an (updatable) antivirus program installed on the device, can give you better sleep - a guarantee (well, maybe a somewhat strong word) that whenever something new appears, your device will be protected…
I’d say AV business is pretty similar to the insurance business…
Thanks
Vlk