[Am-info] E-mail virus picks up speed

[Marcus de Geus]

In reply to a message from "Mitch Stone" <mitch@accidentalexpert.com> dated
2003-01-02 19:08:26 -0800 (Thu):

> I've never got much milage out of suggesting that using an OS other than
> Windows is a useful way protecting one's self against virus attacks.
> Invariably, the response I get is, "If [...] OS was more popular, it
> would be attacked just as often as Windows."

Mitch,

My reply to this reponse is, "Sure it would, but it wouldn't be running
loads of stupid software that lay it open to attack, and so a virus would
have no effect."

I usually try to direct the argument away from Windows per se to focus on
the Microsoft mindset that A) comes up with a standard system setup that is
a cracker's delight, and B) is behind the shoddy programming that goes into
such products as Word and Outlook. It's Microsoft I mind, not just Windows.

Best regards,

Marcus de Geus
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