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Intel Buys McAfee

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the thats-a-lotta-virus-scanners dept.

Several readers have noted that Intel has agreed to buy McAfee, the computer antivirus software maker, for about $7.7 billion in cash. There is also a press release available if you are into that sort of thing.

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  1. Re:Why? by demonbug · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Just diversifying their portfolio or are there other objectives at work?

    They're gonna add even more bloat, sucking more CPU cycles, forcing people to upgrade, and therefore buy more Intel CPUs.

    The processor is expanding to meet the needs of the expanding processor.