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Re: First Virus found that uses Sony Rootkit...

said by Link Logger See Profile :

I can't believe that Sony was this far out of step with its consumer market and technology.
It's looking like Sony's been headed this direction since 2001.
»blogs.washingtonpost.com/securit···rne.html
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Sony's Attitude Has a History
Sony CEO Howard Stringer, who kept the audience laughing throughout the night with a battery of quips, said, “Right now it would be possible for us, and I’ve often thought it would cheer me up to do it, you could dispatch a virus to anybody whose files contain us or Columbia records
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Sometimes we look for straws to grab, sometimes we bend over and grab our ankles
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