Microsoft to kill popular Linux antivirus product

[Randal]

Ever heard of a no compete claus?  The toughest one I ever saw was no compete 
in that industry for a few years!

On Friday 13 June 2003 09:17 pm, you wrote:
> sure, but who's to say that they (ficticious linux
> company) dont sell out, and microsoft locks the doors
> and shuts the company down. then the next day,
> suddenly there is a new linux distro formed, but this
> company starts off with the proceeds from the sale.
> whats microsoft going to do, buy the source code? the
> only thing that they could possibly profit from is
> killing a name.
>
> kurt
>
> --- Aaron <aaron at aarons.net> wrote:
> > Oh yea.  This isn't anticompetitive.  Let's buy out
> > a competing product and
> > kill it.
> >
> > I knew this would happen.  What's to stop Microsoft
> > from buying RedHat and
> > discontinuing it and then every other major distro?
> >
> > Aaron
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <admin at kclinux.net>
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> > Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2003 7:54 PM
> > Subject: Microsoft to kill popular Linux antivirus
> > product
>
> http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/06/11/HNrav_1.html
>
> > > "Users and resellers of RAV AntiVirus, popular
> >
> > especially on Linux
> >
> > > platforms, are in limbo after Microsoft Corp.
> >
> > announced plans to buy the
> >
> > > RAV technology from Romania's GeCAD Software Srl.
> >
> > The RAV product line
> >
> > > will be discontinued after Microsoft completes the
> >
> > acquisition of the
> >
> > > technology, Microsoft said. GeCAD, which claims
> >
> > its products protect over
> >
> > > 10 million users worldwide, will support current
> >
> > customers through the end
> >
> > > of their contracts, Microsoft said."
> > >
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