History has it written that John McAfee was one of the great software producers of the late 1990s. His invention, McAfee Antivirus, still on the market today and carrying the infamous McAfee name is still popular among many. However, history has a pattern of repeating itself and ever evolving. And based on recent allegations and discoveries of questionable personal decisions he made over the years, history’s definition of John McAfee is bound to change – to certifiable wacko.
The company McAfee Antivirus, originally founded in his home in Santa Clarita California was created on knowledge he may have acquired from his time as an employee of Lockheed Martin who was building the same style of product when John McAfee left. As McAfee’s claim to fame increased so did his designs and developments for his company McAfee Securities. Being one of the first individuals on the scene for virus protection was one feat, but his virus scanner, rarely talked about was the very first designed.
Now classified as an eccentric entrepreneur, the money from his ventures was a good gain, in the very first years of McAfee Antivirus things seemed to be going good for John McAfee. After purchase of his new office building, sexual entanglements began to surface. Employees were finding the best places to have sex while at work. The suggestion of McAfee allowing this behaviour to happen in his office is where the slide of McAfee’s character first became known.
The recent turn in John McAfee’s life suggests a deeper disturbance sometimes brought about by the use of illegal drugs. The need to protect himself by the many weapons he has in his home. An expenditure some would say is definitely over kill where money is connected. McAfee’s decision to move to Belize sparked an interest hailed by the computing industry as the need for refuge from something unimaginable.
McAfee started selling off his properties and toys in the American markets, after which he sold his portion of the McAfee Antivirus Company which today still bears his name. After amassing one hundred million dollars John McAfee turned his attentions to his new future of creating serums from jungle plants.
John McAfee’s legacy has been a turbulent one for certain. However, the biggest impact of his questionable lifestyle is the potential negative association of his personal lifestyle choices and the reliability of the software he developed. Today, McAfee Antivirus is one of the top selling products across the world – however, this industry is primarily based on trust that consumers have in the brand, the people who develop the products and the ability of the products to reliably protect them from unwanted computer-based attacks.
Based on these important factors, the future of McAfee Antivirus may indeed be linked to the unethical personal decisions founder John McAfee have made over his lifetime.
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