Yahoo Bundles Symantec Security Products

This is a good move for Symantec, and a likely lifeline that will keep Symantec around for a while. In a response to AOL offering its users total security with a bundled McAfee security, Symantec reached out to Yahoo to allow Yahoo users get 20 dollar discounts on its AV software.

Symantec could have been really bold and discounted it much further or even given it away for free, but it does allow Symantec to get its products out there a bit. There is a free 30 day trial, which is good in that it will allow any user the opportunity to clean their PC from infections and worms.

If Yahoo, which is my favorite web portal right now, had even more exclusive content like MSN or AOL, would have been a better marriage between the two companies. But it is just one more example where Symantec is trying to play catchup in an increasingly competitive space.

The rest of the story is here from PCWorld.