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To: Bulldozer who wrote (2175)	3/20/1998 10:08:00 PM
From: Cyclops	Respond to of 6021

Strategically, it was a smart move by Larson to circumvent U.S. encryption rules which are probably outdated and in dire needs of a rewrite. Do you think Larson will stand idly by while Dr. Solomon and cheap copycats proliferate outside the U.S. market. By the time, encryption rules are changed it will be five years too late and NETA will have a lot of catching up with foreign competition. No Sireee, Larson won't stand for that. My guess is this version created outside of the U.S. is good quality stuff but not as good as U.S. NETA brands. No Sweat about it!!! Foreign business need to protect their own business on the wide web. By getting a head start, McAfee becomes the foremost and eminent brand worldwide recognized as Coke and Nike. Geez! The world market is so huge and how can we be so ignorant to ignore the world market. By the time U.S. encryption rules are changed, the foreignor will simply upgrade to the U.S. Brand NETA products and that is even more cash flow from the upgrades. I very much doubt Commerce dept. can do much about it. Didn't we see how Bill Gates give the sly fox slip every now and then? Come to think about it, it was a very clever move of Larson. Why would he hire those government specialists? They made damn sure that Commerce dept. can not trap them this time.