Microsoft to kill popular Linux antivirus product

[Kurt]

would be interesting to see what the lawyers would
come up with regarding non compete dealing with open
source software. what competition? its FREE, ANYONE
can make a linux distribution. 

kurt

--- Randal <timspizza at comcast.net> wrote:
> 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>
> > > To: <kclug at kclug.org>
> > > 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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