Re: "Handsets to become crime targets" (BBC; quotes report from GaTech)

["Rob, grandpa of Ryan, Trevor, Devon & Hannah" <rMslade () shaw ca>]

Date sent:              Fri, 17 Oct 2008 13:37:21 -0400
From:                   Larry Seltzer <larry () larryseltzer com>

> I've begun research on a piece about how this claim has been made
> constantly for the last 4 or 5 years at least.

It's nice to know that people realize small devices can get malware, too, and that 
people are concerned.

> I know every year I get
> pitched about how this is the year of mobile malware

The "year of mobile malware" will come when some (one) mobile OS platform 
dominates the market.  At the moment there does not seem to be any reason that 
this might happen any time soon.  (A "killer app" for small devices would change 
that, of course ...)

(No, the iPhone does not qualify.  It has to be not just "cool," but affordable [in 
both purchase and use], and utilitarian enough that people will dump existing 
devices to get one.  In very large numbers.)

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