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Only because we haven't have a Sasser level event yet, an android is far worse on the security front than XP ever was.
by throwaway2048 9y ago
Only because we haven't have a Sasser level event yet, an android is far worse on the security front than XP ever was.
- pjmlp 9y agoStagefright comes to mind.
- bonzini 9y agoNot even close to Sasser or SQL slammer. Imagine every other person not being able to turn on their phone all of a sudden tomorrow morning.
- pjc50 9y agoI'm afraid pjmlp is right, and it's baked into the business model - if you make a one-off payment for the thing you're not going to get updates because they want you to buy a new one. Manufacturers will keep doing this until they are forced not to.