Re: XP vs Mac OS X




TCS wrote:

>Bob Monsen wrote:
>
>>Adrian Tuddenham wrote:
>>
>>> Joel Kolstad wrote:
>>>
>>>>Does OS X come with anti-virus protection?
>>>>That would be a tangible benefit.
>>>
>>>
>>>No it doesn't because there aren't any OSX viruses
>>>(there haven't been any viruses on any Mac OS for
>>>many many years).
>>
>>This used to be true. Not anymore.
>
>Can you name a few running around in the wild? Right now there are hundreds
>of particularly nasty windows viruses in the wild. Can you even name one
>mac virus running around in the wild?


April, 2005 press release:


DVForge Challenges Symantec CEO To Produce Evidence Of Mac Virus


Today, the CEO of DVForge, Inc. issues the following public challenge
to the CEO of Symantec Corporation.

"This challenge is to John Thompson, CEO of Symantec corporation, and
is based on statements issued by his company in and in response to its
Internet Security Threat Report, issued in March." said Jack Campbell,
DVForge, Inc. CEO, "The report and the several following statements
issued by Symantec representatives very cleverly used vague assertions
and innuendo to promote the idea that an in-the-wild, self-replicating
virus that is effective against the modern Mac OS X operating system
is possible, and is in fact a serious threat to Mac users. If anyone
in my company made such dangerously erroneous public statements, I
would fire them on the spot. Since I cannot fire anyone inside
Symantec, I am specifically challenging Mr. Thompson to either produce
scientifically valid evidence that such a Mac OS X virus is possible,
or to publicly retract his company's claims."

Campbell continues, "The Mac OS X operating system is crafted and
shipped from Apple with a set of security features enabled that make
the infection of the machine by a network based virus, without the
user overriding those features impossible. For Mr. Thompson to support
his company's claims that such a virus actually is possible is
creating substantial financial damage to all companies selling
products or services to Apple computer users, by wrongly spreading
disinformation that lowers the overall sales of Mac systems to new
users. That means his company is costing my company sales of our Apple
accessory products. And, that makes me mad."

"Mr. Thompson, I am calling on you to put up or shut up. Show the
industry your evidence that such an in-the-wild OS X virus is indeed
possible. Or, publicly retract your company's previously stated
position," concludes Campbell.


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