Free virus with your Iplod

[GhostShip]

Yes folks it seems steve has a new way to get you to use his macs 

http://www.apple.com/support/windowsvirus/

We recently discovered that a small number - less than 1% - of the Video iPods available for purchase after September 12, 2006, left our contract manufacturer carrying the Windows RavMonE.exe virus. This known virus affects only Windows computers, and up to date anti-virus software which is included with most Windows computers should detect and remove it. So far we have seen less than 25 reports concerning this problem. The iPod nano, iPod shuffle and Mac OS X are not affected, and all Video iPods now shipping are virus free. As you might imagine, we are upset at Windows for not being more hardy against such viruses, and even more upset with ourselves for not catching it.

While this Windows virus does not affect Mac OS X or the iPod itself, Mac customers can use iTunes 7 to easily restore the software on their newly purchased Video iPod to ensure that it does not carry this Windows virus. The Video iPod can then be used on a Windows computer without concern.

I wonder if bill will counter this with an apple virus in the MS product range 

[KM]

so that explains why they charge so much for those things? all that extra time spent developing viruses for it?

[Neutron]

That's why you don't buy ipods. You can get a mobile phone for the same price, with even more features.

[White Stripes]

You can get a mobile phone for the same price, with even more features.

or a wifi enabled pocket pc with skype (for those of us that dont like cell phone bills/contracts) and ogg vorbis/mpeg/divx/mp3/wmv/whatever player ... ok maybe not the same price but considering the costs of itunes.........

[KM]

not the same price, often cheaper!

and most mp3 players are a lot cheaper if you don't want videos (why would you want any form of video on such a tiny screen? about the only thing it's useful for is on a train or plane, and then the screen is still annoyingly small)