On Wednesday, September 4, 2002, at 11:42 AM, Jack Russell wrote:
> Good analogy. The "challenge" was not the difficulty or rarity, but > the > exposure to the greatest number of people in the shortest time. It > might > be more challenging to put your graffiti on Mt. Rushmore, but a lot > more > folks will be affected by it if you tag a freeway soundwall. :( > I think we've lost sight of the premise, here. My original comment was that I didn't buy the argument that viruses occur less frequently on a Mac because of it's low market share in comparison to Windows. The comment does not address whether or not virus protection is a good thing on a Mac. If notoriety were the "ROI", would I not expect to gain a greater "bang" by affecting a system that is known for its virus resistance for the past 15 years? Or would I get a bigger bang by writing a virus for a platform which is notorious for being almost accidentally infected on a routine basis? You see, I don't believe that Macs are any less a target for such mischief because of low market share. We're not talking about a single Everest, Rushmore, or Matterhorn among the many "piles of rocks". There are enough Macs in the market that if such mischief were easily accomplished, we would in fact see a lot more virus activity than has occurred. John at Wood-n-Shavings, Inc. San Antonio, Texas -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
