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When I worked at Symantec in the Peter Norton Group in Santa Monica in 1995 I was told they really wanted to get his picture off of the box as the royalties wer
by scottshea 7y ago
When I worked at Symantec in the Peter Norton Group in Santa Monica in 1995 I was told they really wanted to get his picture off of the box as the royalties were too high (reportedly $1 per box but I never did confirm that). They had started the process of minimizing its use so that they could wean the customer off of seeing the image. Still customers loved seeing the picture so there was a constant tension
- Dnguyen 7y agoGreat Scott! I was there! Good times.
- rzzzt 7y agoI was surprised to read in the colophon of one of the books that the "arms crossed" pose is a trademark of his: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Norton#cite_note-7 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Norton#cite_note-7
- sinuhe69 7y agoArms crossed and rolled up sleeves!
- copperx 7y agoSo that was Norton? I always thought it was a random stock image.
- mixmastamyk 7y agoYes sometimes with pink shirt and makeup visible. :D