Apple Yanks Mac Virus Immunity Claims From Website

Posted by samzenpus on Monday June 25, 2012 @05:13AM from the it's-hard-to-be-humble dept.

redletterdave writes "Apple quietly switched out a statement that claimed its Mac computers were completely immune to viruses with a less-forward statement: 'It's built to be safe.' The PR shift comes in the aftermath of the Flashback Trojan, which affected hundreds of thousands of Macs back in early April. From the article: 'Apple strives for perfection, but stating something is perfect when it isn't is ultimately bad for PR and company morale. Jobs used his reality distortion field to "rally the troops," so to speak, but "Mountain Lion" will ensure Apple can tout its closed, highly-secure operating system for the foreseeable future in a much more realistic sense. Just because a product isn't impervious to sickness doesn't mean it isn't "insanely great."'"

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Re:Suprising that no one has sued. by spire3661 · 2012-06-25 05:33 · Score: 0, Offtopic

It depends on what safety features are installed. Lots of cars nowadays have electronic disaster mitigation to prevent slides and going out of control. The car will actively apply brake and retard throttle at the right places to keep the car stable.

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