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From: Valdis.Kletnieks at vt.edu (Valdis.Kletnieks@...edu) Subject: Microsoft to buy Sybari AV company On Tue, 08 Feb 2005 19:27:54 EST, Danny said: > Further, if Microsoft thinks acquisitions will solve all of their > problems, why don't they acquire a company with programmers that have > some clue about security and it's place in software that is plugged > into a network. They don't think acquisitions will fix their security problems. They're a hell of a lot smarter and more cynical than that. They see the purchases as cheap PR that will convince pointy-haired bosses that MS is doing something productive. Buying a company with clued programmers costs more - when the purpose of buying the company is so you can issue a press release that you've just bought The Latest Rad Snake Oil Solution, you want to pay as little as possible per barrel of oil.... -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 226 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/attachments/20050209/c01a420c/attachment.bin
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