Re: How much longer..

[Scott Francis <darkuncle () darkuncle net>]

On Wed, Aug 13, 2003 at 02:09:41PM -0700, darkuncle () darkuncle net said:
> On Wed, Aug 13, 2003 at 01:07:15PM -0400, len () netsys com said:
> > How much longer will people put up with the millions of 
> > dollars of losses in time, resources and service inflicted 
> > on the net by the joke vulnerabilities in the toy operating 
> > system known as Windows? Enough is Enough.
>
> http://darkuncle.net/microsoft_rant.html

for those financial types reading the list (courtesy /. post):

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/737353.stm
California-based IT consultancy Computer Economics estimated worldwide
damage to be $2.6bn by the end of Thursday. It said that figure could soar
to $10bn by next week.
    
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2001-08-01-code-red-costs.htm
Lloyds of London put the estimate for Love Bug at $15 billion.

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2001-08-01-code-red-costs.htm

the economic damage from the Melissa virus in 1999 to be about $1 billion.

http://atlanta.bizjournals.com/atlanta/stories/2001/10/22/focus4.html

"Code Red, which started in mid-July, so far has cost the U.S. economy $2.6
billion."

http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/55/30072.html

"The Klez virus last year cost businesses $9 billion worldwide in lost
productivity,"

http://www.bstpierre.org/Articles/fog0000000073.html
"SirCam", which also propagates through email, cost $1 billion.
    
Summary:
"ILOVEYOU" virus:               $2.6 - 15.0 Billion
Melissa:                        $1 Billion
CodeRed:                        $2.6 Billion
Klez:                           $9 Billion
SirCAM:                 $1 Billion
Estimated Total TCO:            $16.2 - 28.6 billion

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Scott Francis || darkuncle (at) darkuncle (dot) net
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