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>apocalypse still hasn't happened. The anti-virus and anti-malware markets are each multi-billion dollar industries; end-point protection is a top-five informa

>apocalypse still hasn't happened. The anti-virus and anti-malware markets are each multi-billion dollar industries; end-point protection is a top-five information security concern for any enterprise; new and exciting ransomware incidents fill the news every week; millions of PCs contribute to botnets that deliver DDoS attacks for pay... It might not be the apocalypse but it's pretty goddamn terrible.

izacus 4y ago
> It might not be the apocalypse but it's pretty goddamn terrible. In what way and why are you (well, actually a corporation with monetary interest) making a decision to lockout users because of those industries? (Also multi-billion? Strongly doubt that.)
- mysterydip 4y ago
  > (Also multi-billion? Strongly doubt that.) McAfee was taken private in 2021 for $14B https://www.theverge.com/2021/11/8/22769910/mcafee-private-investor-group-acquisition-software https://www.theverge.com/2021/11/8/22769910/mcafee-private-i... And had quarterly revenue of $500M at the time: https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/mcafee-corp.-mcfe-surpasses-q3-earnings-and-revenue-estimates https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/mcafee-corp.-mcfe-surpasses-... For one endpoint security example, unless I misunderstood.
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- bastardoperator 4y ago
  What if I told you that I myself along with the vast majority of consumers just simply do not care about underlying access.
- RHSeeger 4y ago
  >(Also multi-billion? Strongly doubt that.) Judging by a fair number of articles, you would be mistaken https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220104005794/en/Global-Antivirus-Software-Market-Report-2021-Market-is-Expected-to-Reach-4.54-Billion-in-2025---Forecast-to-2030---ResearchAndMarkets.com https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220104005794/en/Glo... > The global antivirus software market is expected to grow from $3.80 billion in 2020 to $3.92 billion in 2021
- soiler 4y ago
  > In what way and why are you (well, actually a corporation with monetary interest) making a decision to lockout users because of those industries? Did you forget that the conversation was about phones being locked down to protect against these kinds of malware?

izacus 4y ago

> It might not be the apocalypse but it's pretty goddamn terrible. In what way and why are you (well, actually a corporation with monetary interest) making a decision to lockout users because of those industries? (Also multi-billion? Strongly doubt that.)

mysterydip 4y ago
> (Also multi-billion? Strongly doubt that.) McAfee was taken private in 2021 for $14B https://www.theverge.com/2021/11/8/22769910/mcafee-private-investor-group-acquisition-software https://www.theverge.com/2021/11/8/22769910/mcafee-private-i... And had quarterly revenue of $500M at the time: https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/mcafee-corp.-mcfe-surpasses-q3-earnings-and-revenue-estimates https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/mcafee-corp.-mcfe-surpasses-... For one endpoint security example, unless I misunderstood.
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bastardoperator 4y ago
What if I told you that I myself along with the vast majority of consumers just simply do not care about underlying access.
RHSeeger 4y ago
>(Also multi-billion? Strongly doubt that.) Judging by a fair number of articles, you would be mistaken https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220104005794/en/Global-Antivirus-Software-Market-Report-2021-Market-is-Expected-to-Reach-4.54-Billion-in-2025---Forecast-to-2030---ResearchAndMarkets.com https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220104005794/en/Glo... > The global antivirus software market is expected to grow from $3.80 billion in 2020 to $3.92 billion in 2021
soiler 4y ago
> In what way and why are you (well, actually a corporation with monetary interest) making a decision to lockout users because of those industries? Did you forget that the conversation was about phones being locked down to protect against these kinds of malware?