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Webroot Math Fail is Fail

Postby Dante » Mon Dec 27, 2010 4:02 pm

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?

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Postby mechana2015 » Mon Dec 27, 2010 4:24 pm

Yeahhh.. this is what happens when you give marketing math.
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Postby Kaligraphic » Mon Dec 27, 2010 4:45 pm

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.
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Postby Warrior4Christ » Mon Dec 27, 2010 6:51 pm

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).
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Postby Dante » Mon Dec 27, 2010 8:49 pm

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.
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Postby Bobtheduck » Sat Jan 29, 2011 10:06 pm

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.
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Postby Cognitive Gear » Sat Jan 29, 2011 10:57 pm

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!

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Postby Dante » Sun Jan 30, 2011 9:28 pm

Good gravy, this thread is old guys, I've forgiven Webroot by now XD.
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