Because Apple has allowed the popular impression that their OS is not susceptible to attacks to persist, and the lack of a regularly scheduled patch process fosters that. This is also part of the reason iOS is not going to gain traction in the corporate world.
I can think of lots of people who will be better off not driving there own cars, but I enjoy it too much to give it up, at least now. I drove the twisty/turny roads on the Olympic Peninsula last week and enjoyed every turn. Maybe in 20 years I'll want the car to drive me to the grocery store instead of doing it myself - might keep me independent longer. On Thu, Jun 18, 2015 at 9:17 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > They're far from superior and invincible, that's for sure. No fanboy here. > Just opining over why this makes headlines when there are similar issues > with other OS' and rarely ever press about it. > > Agreed with the car situation. No matter who runs under the hood, it's > going to be a big bullseye for hackers. Did the guys hack the cars at the > Black Hat gathering yet, or has that yet to take place? > > Dan not keen about self driving/autonomous cars > -- OK Don NSA: The only branch of government that actually listens to US citizens! *“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts.”* – Mark Twain "There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves." WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2012 Passat TDI DSG, 44 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
