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This is a note most of us wouldn't have read without it being posted to HN via Forbes. Apple ran TV ads claiming that Macs had no viruses years ago - those were
by gurkendoktor 14y ago
This is a note most of us wouldn't have read without it being posted to HN via Forbes. Apple ran TV ads claiming that Macs had no viruses years ago - those were much more provocative and not much happened. Or maybe the Flashback worm just took a long time to develop :)
- jack-r-abbit 14y agoTimes change. Maybe there wasn't quite the incentive/appeal years ago. And this is Hacker News. I understand "hacker" in this case is not exactly the same thing as a malware writer. But if I were to bet on a TV ad years ago vs. an article posted here today (along with others on the topic in the recent past) my money would not be on the TV ad.