I bet most people will have no problems with Norton. I know so many with it installed or had it installed with no issues other than another av suiting them better. I do not see the point in not using Norton just because it may cause a BSOD. All software does. If you post on the Norton forums, they will investigate the problem. I do not advise installing this beta, though. After all, it is beta software!
Welcome to our Forum anitac. While we welcome your comments... If / when Norton causes a BSOD on any persons computer they would be best advised to seek help here. We have some well respected BSOD experts without peer!
Looking at a few threads at SevenForums, it seems the response is usually to uninstall Norton, where as at the Norton forums, I think the underlying problem would be investigated and fixed.
Your anecdotal experiences will vary. Not "all" software causes BSOD's and the vast majority of Norton users do not. BUT it is one of the most frequent malware apps to cause them. After more than 10,000+ analysis' of BSOD's it isnt a leap to say it can cause them on some systems. I merely pointed out that those having BSOD's might want to try something else.
Is it also one of the most installed malware apps? Since it comes preinstalled (I think) on many systems it would be understandable to see it more often causing a BSOD.
Unfortunately, someone who suffers a BSOD may be already past the 60-day money back period
so rather than ditching Norton for something else they will probably want Norton to fix the underlying problem.