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Re:Symantec throws up hurdles to independent software develo... by ghurlman on Sunday June 24, 2012 @02:18AM (#4152735)
No. There's nothing remotely resembling a monopoly here, just a garbage product.
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Re:Symantec throws up hurdles to independent software develo... by damian2000 on Sunday June 24, 2012 @03:06AM (#4152795)
A garbage product that is unfortunately pre-installed on hundreds of millions of windows PCs. Its actually quite difficult to remove all of its components; its not just a one click operation as it should be.
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Re:Symantec throws up hurdles to independent software develo... by woqe on Sunday June 24, 2012 @03:12AM (#4152805)
I have had some success with http://www.symantec.com/nrt .
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Re:Symantec throws up hurdles to independent software develo... by antidoh on Sunday June 24, 2012 @10:39AM (#4153396)
You don't need to be a monopoly to be a racketeer. They're completely different.
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Re:Symantec throws up hurdles to independent software develo... by tomjen3 on Sunday June 24, 2012 @09:44AM (#4153295)
Then prosecute them under Rico act. It has real teeth too.
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