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>Their original founder is outspoken against them

Given the... ahem... curious life journey[0] of said founder, I think that takes away approximately zero credibility from the company he left in 1994.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_McAfee#Legal_issues

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He is a juicy character, but in this particular case his opinion matches that of the industry... which is to never touch anything McAfee-made even with a long pole.

An unhappy choice of words considering what he promised to do if BTC doesn't reach $1M by the end of the year. Somehow, I don't think he will bust out the jalapeño ketchup, relish, and spicy mustard, but will make some excuses. He's a media whore who always talks but never follows-through on anything.

I see it more as "even the very ... adventurous McAfee sees the need to distance himself from his old company"

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