I, too, would be interested in this answer. It would be good to know Symantec was at least working on resolving the compatibility issues. I don't particularly care whether the compatible version is called 16.x or 17.x, I just would like it to work. :)
I have windows 8.1 on two computers now. One has NU 16 installed, but I'm just not running most of it. The other I'm not bothering to install until I see resolution to the issues. I would also prefer to stick with Norton, but will have to begin searching if the issues are not resolved, or at least officially acknowledged, soon.