____/ Mark Kent on Monday 28 January 2008 15:54 : \____
> Doug Mentohl <doug_mentohl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>> 'The US electrical retail giant said that a "limited number" of the
>> LCD panels were "contaminated with a computer virus during the
>> manufacturing process'
>>
>> 'Best Buy also kept quiet on details of the malware that latches onto
>> Windows operating systems, other than to say that it was an "older
>> virus... easily identified and removed by current anti-virus software"'
>>
>> Except your manufacturing process didn't detect it. What
>> imdemnification does the suppliers of the software give Best Buy
>> against getting sued by its own customers for damage caused.
>>
>> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/01/25/best_buy_digital_frames_virus/
>
> Why on earth would anyone be installing windows on something like that
> in the first place?
For the same reason people crave for scratching of an itch or messing about
with wounds. Masochists... ;-)
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