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Name: XpUser
Date: June 22, 2004 at 21:27:56 Pacific
Subject: McAfee Up For Sale
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Name: XpUser
Date: June 22, 2004 at 21:28:52 Pacific
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Response Number 2
Name: wayne russell
Date: June 22, 2004 at 21:34:12 Pacific
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I am suprised M$ bothered. I have much better luck with Symantec products and tech support. Of course that may be why McAfee is selling out, stocks are tumbling.


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Response Number 3
Name: XpUser
Date: June 22, 2004 at 22:01:30 Pacific
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Maybe so but I'm not sure if there's any connection McAfee and
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Response Number 4
Name: GIS_tech
Date: June 23, 2004 at 07:10:53 Pacific
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Microsoft recently announced they would jump in the antivirus arena. I tried to figure, how in this world, the company that produces such a 'patchy' OS (which probably gives business opportunity to all those AV companies) is entrying into this game?
No wonder.......

GIS_tech


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Response Number 5
Name: XpUser
Date: June 23, 2004 at 08:48:43 Pacific
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"I tried to figure, how in this world, the company that produces such a 'patchy' OS (which probably gives business opportunity to all those AV companies) is entrying into this game? "

In one simple word: Monopoly.


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Response Number 6
Name: wayne russell
Date: June 24, 2004 at 22:37:40 Pacific
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Bill's favorite word is Monopoly. The FTC and DOJ has been on his back for years.

The reason he gave 150 million to Apple is because it's easier to give them the money and keep them in business than it is to bribe all the members of the justice dept.


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Response Number 7
Name: wayne russell
Date: June 24, 2004 at 23:03:16 Pacific
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Hey, that is what M$ is up to, Gis and Xpuser. Make patchy software that viruses attack and then sell the programs that help you fix it. Bill did not become the richest man in America by being 'above board.'


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