I don't mind that the whole thing dies at subscription end but losing time if you renew early is theft regardless of disclosure -- they *don't* have to structure it so you lose time. There are many, much better AV software out there besides the big 3. Have MS Security Essentials but it's really not rated very highly as far as malware detection goes. Safe browsing habits is probably 90% of the battle. Linux is only security by obscurity; once Linux captures a large-enough market, the bots will come.