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

[Mitch Stone]

On Saturday, January 4, 2003, at 07:51 PM, Roy Bixler wrote:

> My guess is that they're gun-shy and just consider it too awkward and
> difficult to market the relative security of their product.  It would
> be getting into technicalities and, instead of those, they would
> rather emphasise the ease-of-use, good looks, hipness, etc. of their
> product.
>

I have no idea what could possibly be awkward or difficult about it, 
which is why I find it such a curious omission. This would be an ideal 
subject for a "switch" ad -- somebody talking about getting hosed by a 
virus is something every Windows user would understand.

I think Apple provided three OS security updates in 2002. None resulted 
in actual exploits.

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