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Webroot Math Fail is Fail
PostPosted: Mon Dec 27, 2010 4:02 pm
by Dante
See webroot fail at math, fail webroot fail. I love my anti-virus, but their lack of math skilz is worthy of lolz.
Webroot AntiVirus with Spy Sweeper
Renew Webroot AntiVirus with Spy Sweeper
* 1 year renewal
* Protection for 3 PCs
$ 49.95
Save $20 when you add another year of security. That's a savings of more than 40%!
* Total Price after Upgrade = $79.95
But two years at 49.95 would be about $100.0, 40% off 100 is of course 40, hence the price with
40% off would be around $60.00 not $79.95. That's just 20% off. amirite?
For the lolz
-Pascal
PostPosted: Mon Dec 27, 2010 4:24 pm
by mechana2015
Yeahhh.. this is what happens when you give marketing math.
PostPosted: Mon Dec 27, 2010 4:45 pm
by Kaligraphic
Or they mean that you save 20% overall, which is 40% off the second year, like the numbers say. It's not as clear as it could be, but what you've quoted is not by itself a math fail.
PostPosted: Mon Dec 27, 2010 6:51 pm
by Warrior4Christ
Kaligraphic (post: 1446948) wrote:Or they mean that you save 20% overall, which is 40% off the second year, like the numbers say. It's not as clear as it could be, but what you've quoted is not by itself a math fail.
Yeah, without the special deal, it would be $49.95 for the second year. But you're only paying $30 for the second year.... which gives you a marginally higher than 40% saving (I think the biggest wrong thing is they claim it's "more" than 40%... that doesn't really count).
PostPosted: Mon Dec 27, 2010 8:49 pm
by Dante
Or they mean that you save 20% overall, which is 40% off the second year, like the numbers say. It's not as clear as it could be, but what you've quoted is not by itself a math fail.
But it's worded as though you're paying for two years as a single product, so it sounds as though you were getting 40% off the total product price. If it's designed to decieve, that's not even wrong - it's evil.
PostPosted: Sat Jan 29, 2011 10:06 pm
by Bobtheduck
You don't add percentages like that... If I buy 5 things at 20% off, I don't have a 100% discount... I still have a 20% discount.
PostPosted: Sat Jan 29, 2011 10:57 pm
by Cognitive Gear
Bobtheduck (post: 1455573) wrote:You don't add percentages like that... If I buy 5 things at 20% off, I don't have a 100% discount... I still have a 20% discount.
Buy 4, get one free! That's 100% off!
I should go into marketing.
PostPosted: Sun Jan 30, 2011 9:28 pm
by Dante
Good gravy, this thread is old guys, I've forgiven Webroot by now XD.