Re: Half were Mac - laptops on a plane.

zara wrote:
interesting.

"Peter Hayes" <notinuse2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Kurt Ullman <kurtullman@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

In article <fa1m4s02nkq@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Jonas Smith <jonas.smith@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

When you consider all those variables, then you can really understand
what's going on and why virus writers don't usually target linux and
unix systems. If you were that archer, you wouldn't aim for the steel
armoured targets either. And don't forget that OS X's kernel and all of
linux are open source, so virus writers interested in penetrating them
have an easier way to find the holes; and yet they don't target them.
I find it especially interesting that even the group of VW that
consider themselves elite or genius level haven't. Given all the
discussion I can't believe that being the first person to get a OSX
virus into the field wouldn't be such a feather in one's cap that it
wouldn't be worth all the hassels in and of itself to a certain segment
of the community. Instant immortality.
The Mac demograph is generally wealthier so there's potentially richer
pickings per machine penetrated. Any VW would sell it to the Russian
mafia and take the kudos later, rather than taking it now and losing out
on thousands of dollars/roubles.

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Immunity is better than innoculation.

and anyone who thinks the likes of MS are not funding some efforts is
totally naiive.

Andy
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