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Re: [backstage] BBC becomes the British Botnet Corporation

Rob Myers
Fri, 13 Mar 2009 02:34:41 -0700

On Fri, Mar 13, 2009 at 8:35 AM, Steve Jolly <st...@jollys.org> wrote:

> Not sure I'm convinced - all operating systems have their vulnerabilities;

All machines have their *theoretical* vulnerabilities. Only Windows
has vast botnets built on them, or any effective malware threats
exploiting them in the wild.

Unless you are a BBC reporter who has only ever used Windows, you're
on a deadline, and you don't want your report to look like it lacks
balance. In which case suddenly every OS is as good as Windows for a
change. ;-)

- Rob.
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