My famous quote: "The only consistency in the computer hardware/software industry is inconsistency."
True for AV. For a span of 7 years, the king antivirus solution was Symantec's AV corporate edition (not to be confused with the dogshit product with a "Norton" label). Low and behold, Symantec cooks a turkey called "Endpoint Protection v11" and 2 major revisions later it's still an epic failure. McAfee had a surge of popularity in the mid 90s in part because it was a simple to use product that ran figure 8's around Norton. Somehow it became a bloated, unreliable disaster and hasn't really shaken that image after numerous acquisitions - but I'll say this...McAfee WILL be king again, if only for a year or two. Grand opportunity for all players involved now that Symantec is still wiping egg off their red faces. > Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 18:18:17 -0400 > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com > Subject: Re: [H] Outlook & McAfee VirusScan Buffer Overflows > > That's a ridiculous analogy, Gary. There are plenty who consider even > McAfee suitable to the task it purports to do. > Would I buy it? No...Do I wish my employer would get something else, > yes. Do I get to demand what they purchase? No. > > Gary VanderMolen wrote: >> I wouldn't put McAfee on my PC if they paid me to do so. >> Would you eat free food that is spoiled? >> >> Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP >> >> >> -------------------------------------------------- >> From: "Anthony Q. Martin" >>> :) >>> >>> Well...I did think of that...but I get both free...for both home and >>> work on all of my PCs... >>> >>> Al wrote: >>>> On Fri, 9 May 2008 10:32:21 -0700 >>>> "Gary VanderMolen" wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> Get rid of McAfee! >> >> _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live SkyDrive lets you share files with faraway friends. http://www.windowslive.com/skydrive/overview.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_Refresh_skydrive_052008
