Why not Michael Dunn on the tour?
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I am surprised that he has been left as a speaker. He is very knowledgable and has rich experience. BTW, who is a better person to work with? Norton or Bill Gates. I envy both of them for their sheer brilliance and I want to work for one of them sooner. Siva
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I am surprised that he has been left as a speaker. He is very knowledgable and has rich experience. BTW, who is a better person to work with? Norton or Bill Gates. I envy both of them for their sheer brilliance and I want to work for one of them sooner. Siva
I'm sure that Chris spoke with Mike about it, and I too would love to see him come out. Not everyone loves the limelight however so maybe it just wasn't Mike's cup of tea :) D
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I am surprised that he has been left as a speaker. He is very knowledgable and has rich experience. BTW, who is a better person to work with? Norton or Bill Gates. I envy both of them for their sheer brilliance and I want to work for one of them sooner. Siva
As David said, being a speaker isn't my cup of tea. I did meet Peter Norton once - he came by Symantec one afternoon a couple of years ago and spoke to the employees. He's a genuinely nice guy. But he is no longer involved in software at all. He doesn't even write the books you see that have his name on them. He said that those books exist only to keep the Norton name brand alive, which helps sell more software. Funny that now, Symantec is seemingly trying to sever ties with Norton and his name. Peter's art was all taken out of the office, and on the software boxes, Peter's picture has been relegated to a 1x2 inch headshot on the side. --Mike-- http://home.inreach.com/mdunn/ The Signature, back by popular demand: Buffy. Pajamas.
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As David said, being a speaker isn't my cup of tea. I did meet Peter Norton once - he came by Symantec one afternoon a couple of years ago and spoke to the employees. He's a genuinely nice guy. But he is no longer involved in software at all. He doesn't even write the books you see that have his name on them. He said that those books exist only to keep the Norton name brand alive, which helps sell more software. Funny that now, Symantec is seemingly trying to sever ties with Norton and his name. Peter's art was all taken out of the office, and on the software boxes, Peter's picture has been relegated to a 1x2 inch headshot on the side. --Mike-- http://home.inreach.com/mdunn/ The Signature, back by popular demand: Buffy. Pajamas.
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Thanks for your reply. What is the association between Peter Norton and Symantec? I thought he is involved in a big time with this company. Siva
The only association that remains is that Peter has his picture taken once a year for the software boxes, and Symantec pays him royalties on Norton software sales. I don't know if Peter remained active in the business after he sold it to Symantec. By the time I joined Symantec (Jan. 1995) Peter was completely out and had nothing to do with it anymore. --Mike-- http://home.inreach.com/mdunn/ The Signature, back by popular demand: Buffy. Pajamas.
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The only association that remains is that Peter has his picture taken once a year for the software boxes, and Symantec pays him royalties on Norton software sales. I don't know if Peter remained active in the business after he sold it to Symantec. By the time I joined Symantec (Jan. 1995) Peter was completely out and had nothing to do with it anymore. --Mike-- http://home.inreach.com/mdunn/ The Signature, back by popular demand: Buffy. Pajamas.
I've noticed that the Norton Utilities seems to get a little more gray each year :) D
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The only association that remains is that Peter has his picture taken once a year for the software boxes, and Symantec pays him royalties on Norton software sales. I don't know if Peter remained active in the business after he sold it to Symantec. By the time I joined Symantec (Jan. 1995) Peter was completely out and had nothing to do with it anymore. --Mike-- http://home.inreach.com/mdunn/ The Signature, back by popular demand: Buffy. Pajamas.
That's actually kinda sad. I remember back in the mid 80's, Peter Norton was our "god". It seemed as though he never everything about everything. Guess it goes to show that we're all getting older.