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NAI to Sell Off PGP Product Line
An Anonymous Coward writes: "Network Associates announced today that they are ceasing development of most of the PGP product line, including PGPMail and PGP Desktop Encryption software. This was apparently due to disappointing sales of the products. See the FAQ for more information on what's being killed and what's being kept." Another anonymous and unverified submitter says, "The entire PGP Business Unit was axed more or less wholesale. I guess selling encryption doesn't really make money. I worked there up until today and somewhere around 250 of the 300 employees were clipped."
#1 - there is an international version of pgp, called ipgp.com, Mr. cocksmoker
#2 - zimmerman didn't get hate mail, he got, erroneously, compasionate mail -- mail that said "don't blame yourself". HE NEVER BLAMED HIMSELF, nor should he. He didn't acquiesce, though the times reporters made it seem so.
#3 - there is no evidence, suggested or otherwise, that bin laden or any of his cockgobbling taliban assfuckers, ever used pgp. don't feed the hype, loser.
Why would it sell high?
You just said it's selling poorly and about to become illegal. I can't think of anyone who would want to pay an excessive amount of money for that. If PGP can't market PGP, who can?
Extremely difficult steps to use:
1. Install PGP (this involves pressing 'Next>' a few times.)
2. Make a key and distribute. (Using wizard and email).
3. Er, press the button before you send a mail - box comes up to choose keys, or you can just set a default.
Yep - incredibly complex all the way.