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To: driftdiver
"...1.3 million that Quarter. . ." (Apple 10Q for quarter ended September 30, 2006) - Sure there are more than 12,000 but them selling that many per quarter doesnt mean there are 25 million in use.

Do the Math. One Million Macs per quarter cumulative for six years (24 quarters) plus all the candy G3 iMacs and Mac G3s and G4s that were converted to OS X? That could easily reach 25 million OS X Macs. I think with attrition, though, the number is probably closer to 22 million.

People have written code to attack apples so we know it can be done.

Of course people have written code to attack Apples... but then could they get it to spread; did they find a vector other than psychological persuasion (Trojan Horse)? Not so far.

77 posted on 01/08/2007 10:07:04 AM PST by Swordmaker (Remember, the proper pronunciation of IE is "AAAAIIIIIEEEEEEE!)
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To: Swordmaker

"Do the Math. One Million Macs per quarter cumulative for six years (24 quarters) plus all the candy G3 iMacs and Mac G3s and G4s that were converted to OS X? That could easily reach 25 million OS X Macs. I think with attrition, though, the number is probably closer to 22 million."

3 million in attrition over 6 years? Not likely

"Of course people have written code to attack Apples... but then could they get it to spread; did they find a vector other than psychological persuasion (Trojan Horse)? Not so far"

The link I posted had one case of 12,000 bad apples in 45 minutes.


79 posted on 01/08/2007 2:58:46 PM PST by driftdiver
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