Buying a new laptop- Apple?

357 · 12-21-2009, 02:58 PM

I love the virus argument. Let's explore that one. According to the stats here:

http://www.businessinsider.com/apple...s-sinks-2009-4

Apple's market share gains levelled off at a whopping 7.4%. WOW.

According to the sources quoted here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Windows

Microsoft owns 91% of the OS market share.

Now lets consider motives.

Q: What is the primary motive for writing viruses and spyware?

A: To cause either chaos (viruses) or to make money (market research statistics forwarded to a central point, or via theft/fraud)

Q: Why would someone go through the trouble of writing code for these complex applications (virus/spyware) for a platform that only affects 7.4% of the market?

A: Good question. Primarily they don't.

12-21-2009, 02:58 PM	#11
357 Will herf for food Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Mike Location: Home is where I park it Posts: 4,075 Trading: (9)	Re: Buying a new laptop- Apple? I love the virus argument. Let's explore that one. According to the stats here: http://www.businessinsider.com/apple...s-sinks-2009-4 Apple's market share gains levelled off at a whopping 7.4%. WOW. According to the sources quoted here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Windows Microsoft owns 91% of the OS market share. Now lets consider motives. Q: What is the primary motive for writing viruses and spyware? A: To cause either chaos (viruses) or to make money (market research statistics forwarded to a central point, or via theft/fraud) Q: Why would someone go through the trouble of writing code for these complex applications (virus/spyware) for a platform that only affects 7.4% of the market? A: Good question. Primarily they don't. __________________ “Eating and sleeping are the only activities that should be allowed to interrupt a man's enjoyment of his cigar;” Mark Twain