New
#1
Nice article. Thanks for sharing. :)
Why Intel bought McAfee
-
-
New #2
Good article. Thanks for the link. Intel can only improve McAfee; it can't get much worse. :)
-
-
-
New #5
Echo that, the Mc has been on my run away list for years both anti virus and fast food!
-
-
New #7
Its nice to hear since i havent had any antivirus since i first got a computer! I can trust Intel more than anyother anti virus company!
Thanks for the info BTW
-
New #8
Hi there
Some companies often buy stuff only to realize it really is a DOG.
Just look at IBM with the universally ABOMINATED LOTUS NOTES -- IBM really bought a pig in a poke with that one.
With MSE and Client Fore Front security being developed full tilt by Microsoft I can't see ANY reason why Intel would want to waste a lot of money on buying THAT particular package. It would IMO make much more sense buying either a hardware or software vendor concerned with DECENT GRAPHICS -- which presumably INTEL could incorporate features into their next generation of CPU's.
Cheers
jimbo
-
New #9
"In explaining its purchase of McAfee, Intel has clearly indicated that the real impact of the purchase won't really be felt in the computer market until later in the coming decade—this is a long-term, strategic buy."
The coming decade ends in 2020. By then Intel may have used it as a tax write off.
Why Intel bought McAfee
Posted: 27 Aug 2010
Why Intel bought McAfee
Source: Why Intel bought McAfeeThere's been quite a bit of head-scratching over Intel's decision to purchase McAfee, but, despite all the breathless talk about mobile security and ARM and virus-fighting processors, the chipmaker's motivations for the purchase are actually fairly straightforward. First, Intel's management has decided, in the wake of Operation Aurora, to move security up to the top of Intel's priority list. Second, secure systems require a lot more than just hardware support—security is about the whole stack, plus the network, plus policies and practices. Third, Intel has waited for ages for its ecosystem partners to come up with ways to give consumers access to vPro's security benefits, and little has really panned out so now they're just going to take vPro (and any newer security technologies) directly to consumers via McAfee.
Let's take a look at each of these reasons in turn.
~Lordbob
Quote
Related Discussions