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    • IRJ
      IRJ last edited by

      http://community.spiceworks.com/topic/601025-breaking-symantec-to-separate-into-2-public-technology-companies?source=homepage-feed

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      • scottalanmiller
        scottalanmiller last edited by

        Wow, did not see that coming. I wonder which group is going to get the backup groups?

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        • IRJ
          IRJ last edited by

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          • IRJ
            IRJ last edited by

            I just saw your HP post. That is a huge surprise to me

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            • thanksajdotcom
              thanksajdotcom last edited by

              HP AND Symantec?! WOW!

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              • scottalanmiller
                scottalanmiller last edited by

                It's like a vendor explosion!

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                • IRJ
                  IRJ @thanksajdotcom last edited by

                  @ajstringham said:

                  HP AND Symantec?! WOW!

                  eBay and PayPal are splitting again, too
                  http://www.slate.com/blogs/moneybox/2014/10/09/paypal_ebay_split_underbanked_americans_may_lose_out_with_incoming_ceo_dan.html

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                  • IRJ
                    IRJ last edited by

                    Here is some more info on Symantec

                    http://www.businessinsider.com/symantec-becomes-2-public-companies-2014-10

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                    • Nic
                      Nic last edited by

                      I'm sure that both this and the HP split are tactics to enable senior execs to make a bundle of money on stocks. I don't believe they'd do it for any other reason.

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                      • Dashrender
                        Dashrender @scottalanmiller last edited by

                        @scottalanmiller said:

                        Wow, did not see that coming. I wonder which group is going to get the backup groups?

                        The article says the IM division.

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                        • scottalanmiller
                          scottalanmiller @Nic last edited by

                          @Nic said:

                          I'm sure that both this and the HP split are tactics to enable senior execs to make a bundle of money on stocks. I don't believe they'd do it for any other reason.

                          That is generally the reason, yes.

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                          • scottalanmiller
                            scottalanmiller @Dashrender last edited by

                            @Dashrender said:

                            @scottalanmiller said:

                            Wow, did not see that coming. I wonder which group is going to get the backup groups?

                            The article says the IM division.

                            Oh cool, I did not dig in too deep. So the Symantec guys that we deal with are likely to all go the IM route and not the security and AV route. That is interesting.

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                            • scottalanmiller
                              scottalanmiller last edited by scottalanmiller

                              Not entirely unlike Veritas splitting back off. I hope that they call the IM division "Veritas." The enterprise people often still refer to it in that way and the name is still on many of the products.

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                              • Dashrender
                                Dashrender @IRJ last edited by

                                @IRJ said:

                                @ajstringham said:

                                HP AND Symantec?! WOW!

                                eBay and PayPal are splitting again, too
                                http://www.slate.com/blogs/moneybox/2014/10/09/paypal_ebay_split_underbanked_americans_may_lose_out_with_incoming_ceo_dan.html

                                Wow, this is pretty interesting.. .I never understood why eBay and Paypal joined in the first place, that seems to pidgen hole PP.

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                                • Reid Cooper
                                  Reid Cooper last edited by

                                  This is pretty surprising news, to be sure! I had no idea that this might be coming.

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                                  • ?
                                    A Former User last edited by

                                    Well Symantec is a ghost of what it once was.. very few people have positive comments about most of their products. They destroyed BackupExec.

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                                    • ?
                                      A Former User @Dashrender last edited by

                                      @Dashrender said:

                                      @IRJ said:

                                      @ajstringham said:

                                      HP AND Symantec?! WOW!

                                      eBay and PayPal are splitting again, too
                                      http://www.slate.com/blogs/moneybox/2014/10/09/paypal_ebay_split_underbanked_americans_may_lose_out_with_incoming_ceo_dan.html

                                      Wow, this is pretty interesting.. .I never understood why eBay and Paypal joined in the first place, that seems to pidgen hole PP.

                                      A monopoly. You can only for things on ebay with paypal, sellers make other agreements sometimes but it's against the terms of ebay.. and theres no buyer protection.

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                                      • scottalanmiller
                                        scottalanmiller @Guest last edited by

                                        eBay bought them. Pigeon holing PayPal was not their concern. They wanted to control it. I think that they have done a pretty good job making it operate like a separate entity though.

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                                        • scottalanmiller
                                          scottalanmiller @Guest last edited by scottalanmiller

                                          @thecreativeone91 said:

                                          Well Symantec is a ghost of what it once was.. very few people have positive comments about most of their products. They destroyed BackupExec.

                                          Pun intended, I hope.

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                                          • thanksajdotcom
                                            thanksajdotcom @Guest last edited by

                                            @thecreativeone91 said:

                                            Well Symantec is a ghost of what it once was.. very few people have positive comments about most of their products. They destroyed BackupExec.

                                            Interestingly enough, Richard at Webroot told me the only company he's seen that is a potential competitor in Webroot's style of product is products that are in the works at Symantec. Interesting stuff I thought.

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