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Suppose Symantec started a program where companies were allowed to pay for their apps to be white listed would and precluded from this check. Could this be cons
by cluda01 14y ago
Suppose Symantec started a program where companies were allowed to pay for their apps to be white listed would and precluded from this check. Could this be considered a protection racket under anti-trust rules?
- ghurlman 14y agoNo. There's nothing remotely resembling a monopoly here, just a garbage product.
- damian2000 14y agoA 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.
- woqe 14y agoI have had some success with http://www.symantec.com/nrt http://www.symantec.com/nrt .
- tomjen3 14y agoThen prosecute them under Rico act. It has real teeth too.
- antidoh 14y agoYou don't need to be a monopoly to be a racketeer. They're completely different.
- symcthrowaway 14y agoThey do have this program, though you are allowed to pay other CAs if you want. Symantec sells certificates (they bought Verisign), which will whitelist you, but it is not required that you get your certificate from them.