Avast to buy AVG for 1.3 billion.

Didn't see that one coming.

https://techcrunch.com/2016/07/07/avast-acquires-antivirus-maker-avg-for-1-3bn-to-gain-scale-and-dive-into-iot-security/

I wonder if that will mean AVG's free antivirus will eventually get axed. Although I really haven't used either of them since at least 2008.