Inside Symantec's Proposal to Buy Lifelock

Inside Symantec's Proposal to Buy Lifelock

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The transcript discusses Symantec's acquisition of LifeLock, highlighting the strategic shift from enterprise to consumer security. Symantec aims to leverage LifeLock's subscription model to boost revenue, addressing declining sales of its Norton product. The discussion also covers Symantec's future acquisition plans, constrained by debt, and the broader trend of consolidation in the fragmented security industry, with companies like Palo Alto Networks emerging as potential consolidators.

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Discuss the implications of the fragmented security market as mentioned in the text.

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What trends in the security industry could lead to further consolidation?

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