No corrupt files were involved and I just used this one story as one example out of many failed uninstalls. The Symantec built-in uninstall works just fine (though it takes ages). Then when you check the registry there are -despite the "successful" uninstall- literally still 100s of Symantec and Live Update keys left over. Their products are just plain shitty. There's no other way to put it.
BTW, why would you "feel for" Symantec? You do realize what's happening here, right? Symantec is basically blaming MS for making Vista too safe. That's like a doc or a hospital blaming a car maker for providing airbags because passengers might not get hurt as much as before (thus less income for the clinic).
It's pretty bold that Syamntec outright admit that they value their business higher than user security. Shows where their real priorities are.
Well, I didn't expect much else from them seeing how crappy their products are anyway. That software is just a bunch of cheap hack jobs that are supposed to give users an illusion of security. I guess they were plain lucky to find enough lemmings that were retarded enough to fall for the fraud. Funny how Symantec is already looking for excuses (by blaming Vista's higher security level) for lost revenue. Has nothing to do with the shittiness of their products, of course, but all with the evilness of MS. Riiiiiight.