Re: Word Non-Clones (Was: Re: (OT) Mailing Lists reflect on Developers)

From: Benjamin Cramer (truempyi@YAHOO.COM)
Date: Tue Aug 01 2000 - 03:50:34 AEST


At Mon, 31 Jul 2000 12:19:31 -0500, Robert B. Waltz,
waltzmn@SKYPOINT.COM, wrote:

>it has a macro language which is safe to use, because there aren't
>10 million or so virus writers targeting it.

Theorem: the number of viruses targeting a computer program is directly
proportional to that program's market share.  One good reason to hope MS
maintains strong sales ;->


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Benjamin Cramer
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