FUD Alert

Yay, more press releases by Symantec being treated as news!
Apple’s recent introduction of the Mac mini, a $500 computer sold without a display, keyboard or mouse, could actually increase the likelihood of more malicious software computer code targeting the Mac platform, Symantec said.

Sounds a lot like Symantec trying to capitalize on the sale of Mac minis to me. “Just buy a new Mac mini? Chances are you’re an uneducated new Apple customer! Buy our shitty product that does next to nothing for you!”

I could go into why Macs aren’t a true target of virus-writing and hacking, largely due to the fact that a Mac owner buys a Mac because he likes it and probably doesn’t want to write malicious code to attack another Mac user. Or that the only real vulnerabilities we’ve seen lately (by lately I mean about a year ago) are 1) not actually used “in the wild” and are in reality theoretical vulnerabilities and 2) obscure holes that STILL required you to enter your admin name and password before they could run.

Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt: The Current State of Computing™

• Category: Macintosh