Do I need to install Norton 360 multi device on my new iPad Air?

I just got a new iPad Air 64GB wifi + cellular and the retailer is strongly suggesting I install Norton 360 Multi Device on it and on my MacBook Pro with OS X 10.8.5. I was under the impression that Macs were seldom affected by viruses. However, they are suggesting that it will be easier to retrieve my iPad if it becomes stolen or lost. I'm not sure how that would work, or if I need it at all.
Please advise,
Thanks.

Norton 360 does nothing more with regards to a lost or stolen device then the free find my iPad service from Apple already does (as Diavonex mentions).  Norton, just like find my iPad is an internet remote tracking service, so it has the same functionality as well as the same limitations of find my iPad or any remote tracking service - namely that the device must be powered on, with a live internet connection, for the remote tracking to work.
Norton 360 offers no additional security for a lost or stolen device, and its "threat" protection is pointless on a non-j'broken iOS device (and it WILL degrade the user experience on a tablet, since it is running all the time).
All that buying it will accomplish is to make you a bit poorer, and the retailer a bit richer.

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