I've used it for several years and it is indeed a fine product. Their rebate is another story. In 3 of the 4 years I have purchased the product, I did not get the rebate until I sent in duplicate (and triplicate) copies of my original submissions, made numerous phone calls, and in the most recent year had to mail a complaint form to the State Attorney General.

All I am trying to say here is that "Free" is NOT what this software is likely to be, in my own experience.


Larry

I've been buying it for years and never had a problem, but that's good to know.

Plan B would be to buy it from an Amazon Marketplace seller who has already bought it, gotten the discount, and is now selling the package with the UPC code removed for $20.00-25.00 of pure profit.

Or.....if you wanted to save both money and avoid a lot of rebate hassle......behold.....PCCillin 2007 for about $17........


http://www.viosoftware.com/Trend+Micro+PG/?utm_source=nextag&utm_medium=mall&utm_campaign=PCNN0043

This is the way I bought the most recent year's version since I was totally fed up with their rebate problems. I actually wrote a letter to their corporate headquarters asking why the rebate process has been screwed up for me several times, and I assume for others as well.

They never answered my letter.....

Larry

I learned the hard way to never buy anything that offers a rebate, which is why I buy all my pc gear from newegg and never again from compusa, who only actually honored between 40-55% max of my rebates (over years of buying there).

The rebate ploy is a gimmick, since they often don't expect people to go through the hassle of turning in a rebate, and even if you do, unless you send it priority confirmed mail and follow up twice+, you never get the rebate, so it's a big ripoff.

Just give me an honest price, not the rebate trickery, because they are often not honored.

-k

Here in Southern California the rebate is only for $25, not the entire $40, and only if you also buy a laptop or desktop

Of course it's a gimmick. Manufacturers know that half of all rebates are not sent in (the actual number quoted in industry statistics).

Staples Easy Rebates are the best of a bad ilk, you enter them online. Nothing to send in, nothing to get lost, and I never even heard of anyone not getting paid.

So getting good deals is a balance between a good net price after rebate and the credibility of the vendor.

There is usually good information about which vendors are reliable, and Staples, Seagate, Compaq, and Western Digital for example have been impeccable (100% reliable).

I can safely say that I have saved many thousands of dollars through rebates on computer gear.

If I was wealthy enough, I would agree with you and just take the loss and lose the hassle too.

Of course I try to avoid rebate hassles whenever possible, but if the choice is between $200.00 or "$150.00 after a $100 rebate" I look at the vendor. If the vendor is on my reliable list, it's a go every time.

Here in Southern California the rebate is only for $25, not the entire $40, and only if you also buy a laptop or desktop.

I went to Staples.com, entered my SoCal zip code, and it showed me $40 - $40 = $0.
This is only online, not in stores. Do you get a price modification on checkout?

Hey thanks for the info re who is good for rebates; after my experiences with compusa I was soured on rebates... sounds like online ones like the staples one is a better approach; appreciate it.

ken

re: $25 rebate only - Southern California: My wife stopped by Staples while doing errands and the in-store rebate was only $25 according to both the blurb on their in-store add, and confirmed by a salesperson.