Intel has completed its $US7.68 billion acquisition of security vendor McAfee, the chip maker announced on Monday.
The all-cash deal makes Intel a security industry powerhouse, giving it a broad range of consumer and enterprise security products. Though the acquisition has left some observers scratching their heads, Intel says it needs the McAfee technology to help it bake security into its microprocessors and chipsets -- especially as Intel looks to become more competitive in smartphones and other portable devices.
My first thought was "Wow, this sucks... look how the Oracle/Sun merger ended up"... then I remembered that McAfee doesn't really have anything that I care about
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Sabre wrote:
My first thought was "Wow, this sucks... look how the Oracle/Sun merger ended up"... then I remembered that McAfee doesn't really have anything that I care about
this sums up my complete and concise feelings on the matter.
How long before we see some crazy virus scanner infested processor?
Intel only wants to sell chips, just like Google only wants to sell advertising. They wouldn't buy McAfee if they didn't have a plan to sell more chips.
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ElZorro wrote:How long before we see some crazy virus scanner infested processor?
umm, they're already far down the road on a secure chip architecture. I look at the McAfee acquisition as adding to that capability.
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Let's hope we can turn that shit off. First they started with the unique ID on the chips (which you can turn off) and now this...
Sabre (Julian) 92.5% Stock 04 STI
Good choice putting $4,000 rims on your 1990 Honda Civic. That's like Betty White going out and getting her tits done.
Sabre (Julian) 92.5% Stock 04 STI
Good choice putting $4,000 rims on your 1990 Honda Civic. That's like Betty White going out and getting her tits done.
