[iBook] Re: Used Software/Piracy?

[Rebecca Hoffman]

That's shameful.


On Feb 1, 2005, at 10:56 AM, J Patrick Draine wrote:

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> On Feb 1, 2005, at 12:22 PM, Rebecca Hoffman wrote:
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>> I was just told by a Genius in a local Apple store that there are 
>> currently no viruses that target OSX. Of course, that doesn't mean 
>> someone won't write one next week.
>
> Which that didn't stop the "non Genius" "Sales Associate" (or whatever 
> the term is these days) at the local Apple Store from querying (after 
> I delivered her my father-in-law as a fait-compleat iBook purchaser) 
> "Oh! But you what about viruses?? You must get .Mac so you'll have 
> access to Virex!!"
> Well the ol' man started complaining about his arthritis at that point 
> so I caved and let her sell it to us so I could get him off his feet, 
> and rushed him home so he could start using his new toy ...
> Patrick Draine