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Symantec Locks Horns With Microsoft
Users uneasy over Symantec's attempts to derail the launch of Microsoft's Vista OS
May 20, 2006
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Users are watching intently from the sidelines and predicting some security hiccups with the upcoming Vista OS if Symantec's newly filed lawsuit against Microsoft moves forward.
Yesterday Symantec charged that Microsoft has "misappropriated" Symantec's storage technology, centering on the vendor's VolumeManager offering, which Symantec claims has been incorporated into Vista.
According to the lawsuit, Symantec is seeking an injunction to prevent development, sale, and distribution of Vista, and is also seeking damages from Microsoft, which licensed a "simplified version" of VolumeManager from Veritas back in 1996.
Get the full story at Dark Reading.
James Rogers, Senior Editor, Byte and Switch
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