Intel, After McAfee Deal, May Find Mobile Security a Hard Sell
August 23, 2010 Edited by Brahm Canzer
Filed under Part 2 Starting and Growing Your Business
Description: Intel Corp. Chief Executive Officer Paul Otellini, with the $7.68 billion acquisition of security software maker McAfee Inc., is betting that customers will pay to guard against attacks that have yet to materialize.
Source: Bloomberg.com
Date: 08/20/2010
Questions for discussion:
- Do you think this was a wise decision by Intel?
- Do you believe there will be long term need for virus protection?
- What advantage is there for Intel to place anti-virus software on their chips?
