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Symantec To Acquire PGP and GuardianEdge

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the well-that's-different dept.

An anonymous reader noticed the news that Symantec has bought PGP and Guardian Edge for $370 million. They plan to standardize their encryption stuff on PGP keys.

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  1. suckitude by SoupGuru · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Let the soul sucking begin!

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  2. Re:Scary by dgatwood · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Just another enterprise company that Symantec will acquire, make a half-hearted attempt to integrate it into their company, then systematically lay off all the workers, outsource product development to India, release a nearly completely nonfunctional successor to it, and eventually cancel it outright after the support contract revenue dries up. I've seen this worthless company pull this stunt too many times to expect anything different.

    Note to CEOs: getting acquired by Symantec is corporate suicide. If you care at all about your employees or your product, the correct answer is not "no", but rather "hell f**king no". Just saying.

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