Gary_F_Tom%Sun.COM@vma.cc.cmu.edu (11/21/89)
Original-Date: 11-20-89 18:10:56
Original-From: John McAfee
I regret that Ross Greenberg and three of my other competitors
mentioned in his statement persist in an attitude of hostility toward
myself and my endeavors. I have no answer to Ross's allegations that
could possibly suffice, other than that my own recollections of the
events he described differ radically from his descriptions. I must
set the record straight on two points however: First, Ross states that
the CVIA sells anti-viral software and that SCAN is one of its
products. The CVIA does not sell any product, SCAN or otherwise, and
has never sold any product. It is a non-profit corporation funded
solely by the membership and its only other source of income is
through the distribution of a public information packet (price -
$4.00; cost to produce - $4.70).
Second, Ross states that the CVIA is an organization of antiviral
product vendors. This is entirely incorrect. The majority of members
are computer manufacturers or software houses with no existing or
planned antivirus products as part of their product lines. It is true
that the beginning membership was composed of antiviral product
vendors, but the understanding from the beginning was that the
organization must have (and indeed now has) a broad industry
participation.
John McAfee