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>Did Safari fall first because it is the least secure, or because it is the hardware everyone wants to win? It really is difficult, if not impossible to tell. >
by recoiledsnake 16y ago
>Did Safari fall first because it is the least secure, or because it is the hardware everyone wants to win? It really is difficult, if not impossible to tell.
>But the fact that the winner gets to keep the hardware certainly has a lot to do with which target they choose to attack.
That's just weak, the prizes were $15,000 even for IE8 and Google was offering $20K.
How many Macbooks can you get for $15K or $20K ?
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9207939/Google_bets_20K_that_Chrome_can_t_be_hacked http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9207939/Google_bets_2...
The easiest way to get a lot of Macbooks would be to exploit the easy software to hack and just buy them from the store.
- trotsky 16y agoHistorically this was more of a factor though - it's definitely something Miller has mentioned as being a part of his decision making. The prize structure has changed a lot: in 2009 Tipping Point offered $5,000 + the machine, in 2010 it was $10,000 + the machine and now it's $15,000 + the machine.
- recoiledsnake 16y agoThe other laptops have been decent too. The Chrome netbook would be a novelty to show people and Alienware/Sony VAIO machines are not bad at all.
- YooLi 16y agoYou're looking at it wrong. Why spend $1200 on an Air of the $15000 when you can keep the whole $15k and get an Air. You get $15k with both, difference is if you want the Air on top of that or not.