I think you missed my point. I was saying that measuring an OS's popularity by how many people were trying to hack it was like unto my post. I was not talking about the Android OS itself, just how the allegory struck me.
Bob On Aug 24, 2011, at 1:49 PM, Roger Eller wrote: > On Wed, Aug 24, 2011 at 4:31 PM, Bob Sneidar wrote: > >> This just in! Bob gains in popularity as more and more people try to poke >> him in the eye with a sharp stick! LOL >> >> Bob >> >> >> On Aug 24, 2011, at 12:49 PM, Richard Gaskin wrote: >> >>> Charles Szasz wrote: >>> >>>> According to McAfee's Second Quarter report Android malware has >> increased by 76%. The following was reported by AppleInsider... >>> >>> As with nearly any issue, there are many ways to present the data. Here's >> another view of the same report: >>> >>> Malware becomes the measure of success in smartphone market >>> >>> Android takes the lead with disappointingly small number of >>> threats, as iOS struggles with none >>> >>> < >> http://www.itworld.com/security/196625/malware-becomes-measure-success-smartphone-market >>> >>> >>> >>> I started a reply to some of the details of the report and their >> implications here, but rather than make another one of my TL/DRs I posted it >> to the LiveCode Journal blog instead: >>> >>> <http://livecodejournal.com/blog.irv?pid=1314196673.686612> >>> >>> >>> The bottom line here is well summarized by the portion of the report you >> had quoted: >>> >>> "This increase in threats to such a popular platform should >>> make us evaluate our behavior on mobile devices and the >>> security industry’s preparedness to combat this growth." >>> >>> Note that the report suggests no distinction of specific devices or OSes >> there, but more wisely notes that such considerations apply to all mobile >> devices. >>> >>> -- >>> Richard Gaskin >>> Fourth World >>> LiveCode training and consulting: http://www.fourthworld.com >>> Webzine for LiveCode developers: http://www.LiveCodeJournal.com >>> LiveCode Journal blog: http://LiveCodejournal.com/blog.irv >> >> > I'm probably guilty of adding fuel to the fire on controversial topics, but > if we all (self included) would do this one thing before posting, people > would be less likely to react defensively. Take your email into a text > editor, and find/replace the name of the OS/computer/car/cheese you are > speaking of with your very own chosen OS/computer/car/cheese, then read it > as if someone else has written it. If you offend yourself, then someone > else who loves their #1 OS/computer/car/cheese will respond negatively to > your post. iOS is cool, and so is Android. There are Android devices out > there with build-quality equal to that of an iPad2. Both platforms are > vulnerable to attacks, and as Richard has noted, we the developers must use > our best judgement in writing "safe" apps for any platform. > > ~Roger > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
