Blackworm: those who forget the past...

[TheGesus <thegesus () gmail com>]

Michelangelo Fiasco: a Historical Timeline

http://vmyths.com/rant.cfm_id=288&page=4.htm

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3/6/92: AP reporter Bart Ziegler files a scathing newswire: "The day
of techno-doom turned out to be a dud... For days, news media relayed
forecasts of impending doom from Michelangelo. The story had all the
right elements: a mysterious invader with a sexy name that could cause
havoc by a definite deadline in machines relied upon by millions. The
reports often failed to mention that many projections of potential
damage were provided by companies that make anti-viral software and
stood to benefit from the scare.

"One source was John McAfee of McAfee Associates, the largest seller
of virus-killing programs. McAfee was widely quoted as saying
Michelangelo had infected up to 5 million computers worldwide. Asked
Friday whether he had overstated the case, he said the low rate of
actual Michelangelo damage was due partly to precautions so many PC
users took."

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They fail to mention McAfee IPO'd his company shortly after the
Michelangelo hype-a-thon.

I'm sure the press releases for February 4th, 2006 are already written
and draw the same conclusion Johnny McAfee did above.  Maybe the press
will be nicer this time around.

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