Re:Intel sells 51% stake in Altera to private equity firm on...
by bigfatkitten on Tuesday April 15, 2025 @05:10PM
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> McAfee
I wouldn't call that a roaring success. Funnily enough, Intel played a major role in running McAfee into the ground.
With proper leadership, McAfee could've ended up in the position CrowdStrike is now.
Trying not to piss off the Chinese government, and in particular its intelligence services (in order to sell chips) is unfortunately not a good model for an antimalware business.
I wouldn't call that a roaring success. Funnily enough, Intel played a major role in running McAfee into the ground.
With proper leadership, McAfee could've ended up in the position CrowdStrike is now.
Trying not to piss off the Chinese government, and in particular its intelligence services (in order to sell chips) is unfortunately not a good model for an antimalware business.