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They typically...
buy someone elses cash cow because it, in some way, conflicts with THEIR cash cow.

How many companies has Symantec bought out over the years, only to shelve the products right after the purchase.

Quite a few... The latest victim was PowerQuest. Nothing has happened with their once great products since the purchase. Not even an update that I can see.

But Ghost continues on strong!
Posted by: BitTwiddler   Posted on: 12/16/04 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Trying to make the connection here  Mack DaNife | 12/16/04
The king of "Buy & Shelve" does it again...  BitTwiddler | 12/16/04
Considering that Windows contains Veritas software...  Michael Kelly | 12/16/04
re: Considering that Windows contains Veritas software...  Bob/Paul | 12/16/04
Yes  Roger Ramjet | 12/16/04
ntbackup  dklippi | 12/16/04
They typically...  BitTwiddler | 12/16/04
PowerQuest was crap when purchased.  JoeMama_z | 12/16/04
Do "They typically"....really?  rocka | 12/16/04
Isn't it wonderful?  tygeverink@... | 12/16/04
And at the same time MS buys Giant software.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/16/04
You're kidding, right?  BitTwiddler | 12/16/04
Nope, read it here.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/16/04
I wonder what the first new 'feature' will be...  BitTwiddler | 12/16/04
My understanding is that...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/16/04
As in...  Sunny Jalolly | 12/16/04
HA! OMG - Yeah! You're probably right!  tygeverink@... | 12/16/04
And after I just bought their  rdwhitti | 12/16/04
Too bad  Roger Ramjet | 12/16/04
Veritas  PA-ITGuy | 12/16/04
2 * Crap = Crap  bugmenotznet | 12/16/04
Wow, you must be a real user of AutoCAD,,, NOT!  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/16/04
HAHA omg AX.. thats freaking funny!  Been_Done_Before | 12/16/04
Veritas vs. Symantec  hal33434 | 12/16/04
There goes any hope of contact for Veritas People  LstewaN618@... | 12/16/04
PcTools vs Norton  DallenK | 12/17/04
Answer = Bring it back!!!  StevieA | 12/17/04
So THAT's where all our misspent money went sad  StevieA | 12/16/04
Yes, Peter. I agree with StevieA  tygeverink@... | 12/16/04
True Alas... sad  herman56 | 12/16/04
True Alas... sad  gdburton@... | 12/16/04
Veritas support  PA-ITGuy | 12/16/04
They'll make a good target for Microsoft.  tygeverink@... | 12/16/04
Everyone's got a bullseye on their back...  Sunny Jalolly | 12/16/04
There's our Symantec Dollars at work...  PhoenixStorm26 | 12/19/04

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