I really do understand what you're saying Ed and don't disagree. However, my point is that so many fewer people would notice and it wouldn't be as big of a story on the news as when it would crash Windows. Guess I should add that there are probably even some that do it just for the heck of it. Thanks for the input.
Jeff Slyn, Owner SLYN Systems & Peripherals (502) 426-5469 serving Kentuckiana clients 7 days a week since 1985! On Tue, 7 Dec 2004 05:06:03 -0500 "Ed Wiser" <EWiser at bakerychef.com> writes: Jeff if you think about it from a fame way of thinking. If I was a virus writer I would want to write a virus for the Mac. I would be able to say hey I was the first to crack OSX. Market share is an MS spin on things. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:owner-macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu] On Behalf Of Jeff @ SLYN Systems Sent: Monday, December 06, 2004 6:00 PM To: macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu Subject: Re: MacGroup: Honeypots Hey Jerry, Bill and Harry, I'd like to offer just a teeny bit more of food for thought. Would you agree this is a numbers game? Wouldn't most wackos write a virus because they want fame, money or to release anger? With Macs holding 3.2% of the market share, Apple is a smaller target for fame, money or anger. http://www.macminute.com/2004/01/15/marketshare Whatcha thin Babalouie? If there wasn't a virus threat on the Mac, would people still buy the Norton Antivirus or Virex for the Mac? Of course, am not saying it's a signifcan't threat. Just offering another point of view. All the best, Jeff Slyn, Owner SLYN Systems & Peripherals (502) 426-5469 serving Kentuckiana clients 7 days a week since 1985! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.math.louisville.edu/pipermail/macgroup/attachments/20041207/d4d83130/attachment.html
