____/ Ignoramus25365 on Tuesday 18 March 2008 21:00 : \____
> On 2008-03-18, chrisv <chrisv@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Ignoramus25365 wrote:
>>
>>>"Anyone who clicked on the link got instantly absorbed
>>>into the fast-spreading Mega-D botnet,"
>>
>> Why, I wonder, is "Windows" never mentioned in these stories? Why not
>> "anyone running Windows as administrator and then clicked on the
>> link"? Why only spread fear instead of educating?
>>
>
> Everyone knows that only Windows computers are recruited into botnets.
>
> Everyone also knows that it is very difficult to run Windows and not
> be an administrator.
>
> So the article simply avoided redundancy.
In the BBC, due to complaints from readers I assume, they began adding a
caption saying "Windows is popular among bot herders" (or something along
those lines) to articles covering the phenomenon. The caption is added to a
picture of Windows.
I think it's Mac users who complained about the lack of "Windows" getting a
mention, but I can't recall where I read it, let alone find it.
Did you know people lost their jobs for 'daring' to speak out those figures
that incite panic (Geer)?
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