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The truly ironic thing is that few people would consider working on their plumbing or taking apart their washing machine or fixing problems with their stereo or repairing their car -- but, strangely, people have the unrealistic expectation that just about anyone should be able to service a computer. Wrong. People don't have the slightest clue about how to secure a computer or a network. I can't count the number of wireless APs that I've encountered accidentally in the lobby of an office building. People routinely download and run programs embedded in email -- joke programs, screensavers, adware, spyware, etc -- and then the bigots among us blame the destruction that results on the email program or the operating system (for doing what it was told to do, no less). People run their machines without firewalls. They don't apply patches when their issued. Hell, most people aren't even AWARE that they need to apply patches. None of these machines is as simple to operate as an appliance. Not the Mac. Not the PC. Not Linux. And as long as people connect these devices to a network, they will remain vulnerable. People just have to get over their unrealistic expectations (particularly Mac cultists) and educate themselves.