[D-fendr]

You're advocating getting a new car because of a theoretical threat.

I was accepting your analogy as I understood it in your post – true not theoretical:

"Whenever IE drives down the road, they throw out a nail strip. Or put a bullet through the front grill."

don't be surprised when you're hit with the same kinds of vulnerabilities (as evidenced by this article, of all things) when hackers/crackers turn their attention to you.

Perhaps, but until, if, or when that happens, why drive ( anymore than absolutely necessary) the vehicle that's the major target right now?

I trust that you can take good care of yourself. However as a general policy, I still think it more prudent to minimize security risk, particularly when the cost of doing so is so low.

thanks very much for your reply.

[Bush2000]

I was accepting your analogy as I understood it in your post – true not theoretical

I don't drive through bad parts of town; therefore, my risk of getting hit with random gunfire, bottles, etc from those parts of town is non-existent. There's a theoretical risk -- but only if you choose to traverse those roads.

Perhaps, but until, if, or when that happens, why drive ( anymore than absolutely necessary) the vehicle that's the major target right now?

Because the risk is practically non-existent. That's why.