So Bob didn't accept the job offer from Avast?
Yes, he did. And never hide it afaik.
Did Bob lie on his blog?
No.
If Bob didn't lie, why is calling bob "paid" is insane?
Are you sure the users are reading this way? I mean, aren't the users reading "paid" = "posts as being paid, acts like a employee, acts by order of avast team"?
Then, we need to separate what other people said elsewhere. In all topic, users jump and said that Comodo was attacked in some other place. It's wrong, ok. But we can't join all these things together.
In other words, some users see conspiracy theories and actions. Maybe there are commercial interests and in some (or many) cases FUD. But we can't - in my opinion - see the world with these eyes. A friend of many said that I wouldn't understand United States at all if I think that all behind it are conspiracy theories. This makes me think, specially, when I read antivirus companies make virus/malware just to keep their jobs...
FUD is combated more with acts than with words. More with credibility, facts, than words or posts.
I think Comodo is doing a very good job trying to improve users protection. And won't FUD and conspiracy theories change the fact of CIS is a very very good suite. The only one full free.
About the "sharing samples/malware on access" I'll post a separate post. It worths a discussion that I could have already with other virus analysts and, more or less, is what Igor posted in avast forums.