Senior VP at Symantec Uses a MacBook Pro

Rory Reid of CNET UK reports, “I sat down with Rowan Trollope, senior vice president of consumer products at Symantec. He spoke very eloquently about the merits of Norton AntiVirus 2009 and how Symantec was trying desperately to change the negative image of Norton as a resource-hogging, user-bothering nuisance.”

Reid tried the new software and agreed that it was “pretty good”. But he writes, “…during our meeting, I couldn’t ignore the fact he was using an Apple MacBook Pro. For all his hyperbole about how incredibly safe Norton keeps Windows PCs, it appeared Trollope was ducking the virus threat completely — by using a Mac.”

Trollope’s explanation about his choice of a Mac was that he prefers the “ease of use” offered by the platform, and that he likes the computer’s “elegance”. Reid writes, “I’m assuming he’s referring to OS X’s spangly graphical user interface, and not the Mac’s innate ability to dodge malware.” He continues, “It does make you wonder — if the guy responsible for pimping AV software prefers Macs, maybe we should too.”