Apple shipped a windows virus on a small amount of 5G Video iPods.
From Apple.com:
We recently discovered that a small number - less than 1% - of the Video iPods available for purchase after September 12, 2006, left our contract manufacturer carrying the Windows RavMonE.exe virus. This known virus affects only Windows computers, and up to date anti-virus software which is included with most Windows computers should detect and remove it. So far we have seen less than 25 reports concerning this problem. The iPod nano, iPod shuffle and Mac OS X are not affected, and all Video iPods now shipping are virus free. As you might imagine, we are upset at Windows for not being more hardy against such viruses, and even more upset with ourselves for not catching it.
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"As you might imagine, we are upset at Windows for not being more hardy against such viruses"
This should have never been in their response, and is one of the reasons that Apple fails with certain types of people. First off, Linux and Apple both have had their share of exploits, the most recent I know of being a root exploit via Nvidia drivers; Apple should not be blaming Microsoft for their mistake, or the fact that the virus exists. Also, Apple's recent commercials also smack of smugness and misinformation.
I won't say that Apple's operating system is not useful, especially for what your team does. But their comment on this issue shows a lack of class.
- Ron Ames
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