Re: Another new worm???

[Dan_Schrader () TRENDMICRO COM (Dan Schrader)]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Crispin Cowan [mailto:crispin () WIREX COM]
> Sent: Sunday, June 25, 2000 6:56 AM
> To: VULN-DEV () SECURITYFOCUS COM
> Subject: Re: Another new worm???
>
>
> "Michael W. Shaffer" wrote:
<snip>
> Dan:  do you have any comment on why commercial AV vendors
> charge for the
> initial product and give away the service, instead of the
> other way around?
Refusal of the market to accept it.  AV companies have tried to give away
the razor and sell the razor blades a number of times - but never been able
to make it stick.

> occasional updates, i.e. right after they get hacked? :-)
>
> Crispin
>
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