Re: [LINK] Re: *only* a reply to people who don't *only* use Windows

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david higgins wrote:
>
> I know I'm inviting you all to bombard me with prions, but surely the main
> reason there aren't more Linux and MacOS viruses is because most people
> *only* use Windows? Why write a virus that is *only* limited to a small
> audience?

http://www.attrition.org/mirror/attrition/os-graphs.html

which is a series of graphs showing defacements (cracks) on various
server operating systems.

Notes:

1. Win NT/4.0 and Win2000 rank highest
2. Unix servers far outnumber Windows servers
3. viruses, worms, cracks all depend on breaching some aspect of
   system security

Draw your own conclusions.

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