Unfortunately, the original story will be quoted forever. On the Internet, there is no such thing as a retraction.
There was another followup: http://www.macworld.com/article/137267/2008/12/antivirusremoved.html [Apple removes antivirus support page by Jim Dalrymple, Macworld.com A support page on Apple's Web site recommending users purchase antivirus software for their Macs received a lot of attention over the past couple of days, but on Tuesday Apple removed the page from its Web site. "We have removed the KnowledgeBase article because it was old and inaccurate," Apple spokesman Bill Evans, told Macworld. "The Mac is designed with built-in technologies that provide protection against malicious software and security threats right out of the box." The Web page seemed to go against Apple's newest ad campaigns that suggested only the PC needs antivirus software. Even though the page has been removed, Apple did not tell customers to absolutely not protect themselves. "Since no system can be 100% immune from every threat, running anti-virus software may offer additional protection," said Evans] Thanks for the corrective followup. Richard P. On Wed, Dec 3, 2008 at 11:45 AM, Tom Piwowar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>BBC NEWS... >>Apple has urged Mac owners to use anti-virus software. > > And the day after BBC runs a retraction... > http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/technology/2008/12/mac_malware_were_we_wrong.htm > l > > "There was a web firestorm yesterday over an apparent warning from Apple > that its users could be vulnerable to attack and should consider > installing anti-virus software. It was a firestorm that we helped to fan > with a story - and a post on this blog." > > "So I'm sorry if we suggested that this was a major U-turn by Apple when > it was not. Graham Cluley, who we quoted in the post, now describes the > incident as "a fascinating example of how the internet can get carried > away with itself", and it is certainly true that bloggers and journalists > (and I include myself) hate to be left out when this kind of storm brews > up." > > > > The advice in that tech note was bad, even if the suggestion to add > antivirus were valid. Running multiple antivirus programs is a bad idea. > The products cited were not good choices. This speaks more to poor > quality control on what gets posted and not much else. ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
