[ale] Microsoft strikes again

[Tom & JaVonn]

Preston:

According to http://www.aaxnet.com/editor/edit029.html if M$ names the next release differently and makes it incompatible with current Windows, the whole Bush-Ashcroft DOJ terms no longer apply.  Yikes!

Tom
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On Fri, 30 Apr 2004 20:10:31 -0400
"Emil P. Man" <mailinglists at synban.com> wrote:

> Preston Boyington wrote:
> 
> >Geoffrey wrote:
> >: I was doing a bit of searching for anti-virus software that runs on
> >: Linux and found the following:
> >: 
> >: "Due to the acquisition of RAV's IPR (Intellectual Property
> >: Rights) by
> >: Microsoft Corp., GeCAD Software SRL is currently engaged in a
> >: strategic reorganization of its operations, which includes scaling
> >: down and discontinuation of its anti-virus related business. More
> >: details at: http://www.ravantivirus.com/pages/shownews.php?i=153 .
> >: 
> >: As part of this process please be informed that RAV AntiVirus online
> >: and direct sales ceased September 3rd, 2003."
> >: 
> >I remember when this happened.  Speculation at the time was twofold: 1) M$ was acquiring and removing Linux based "obstacles" from it's projected market 2) M$ now has the ability to offer native virus protection in its next release (possibly Longhorn?) effectively cutting out the need for Norton/McAffee.  This would also be seen as a leveraging point with M$ virus backlash in the press ("this would not have happened if <company in question> had kept their M$ VirusScan up-to-date")
> >
> >Mainly I remember how remarks were pointing to RAV with their apparent ease of being bought out...
> >
> >Preston
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> I doubt they would be able to pull the second one off. It would start 
> the Anti-Trust, monopoly thing all over again for them. I'm sure Norton 
> wouldn't stand by and watch that happen.
> 
> Emil
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