The general impression I got from this article is "never write software, since the software could have a security problem" What he's saying is that this specif

The general impression I got from this article is "never write software, since the software could have a security problem" What he's saying is that this specific piece of software is very tricky to get right. Moreover, if it becomes popular, then the consequences are enormous if they get it wrong, as in the case of ActiveX or Flash exploits. The aggregate damages from viruses and malware must surely run in the tens of billions of dollars.