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Old 08-19-2010, 08:50 AM   #1
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"The world's biggest chip maker, Intel, has agreed to buy the security technology firm, McAfee."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11025866
 
Old 08-23-2010, 12:32 PM   #2
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Does this mean we'll be buying Intel equipped devices with McAfee embedded whether we want it or not?
 
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No, it merely means Intel will port McAfee to Moblin and open up the code.
 
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I do not understand why Intel - a company specialized hardware macfee bought with such a large amount
 
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This sounds rather fishy...a hardware corporation buying a software corporation? With the intention of building "security features" into its hardware? Call me the tin-foil-hat type, but I don't like this...
 
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This sounds rather fishy...a hardware corporation buying a software corporation? With the intention of building "security features" into its hardware? Call me the tin-foil-hat type, but I don't like this...
Agreed -- except that Intel is on par with Google in regards to how much code they FOSS up.
 
  


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