This is simply astounding...

What this highlights to me is that certain Mac users (not all!) liken their machines to the Roman Empire - and have become similarly over confident and indolent, choosing to believe that "it will simply never happen to them". It also reminds me of that old adage, "Pride goeth before a fall..."

The unconcerned posters have touted analogies with motorbike helmets, and some others that it hasn't happened in 20 years worth of experience- so what? I don't know if any of you have seen a motorbike accident involving someone without a helmet, but just because it didn't happen 99 times, the 100th time may very well kill you, in a devastating way!

Besides, (and I'm very surprised at Blad_Rnr, if his experience is as extensive as he states), this is a *DNS* flaw - by it's very nature, it is out in the wild! Citing the geekgasm that is the iPhone as the 'excuse' for not patching this gaping hole is pathetic at best.

Picture it! A court of law - with the security guard for a major city bank in the dock. The judge, in a loud, booming voice says, "You've been there for twenty years, had an exemplary record, and you left to visit the doughnut stand because they were selling a new flavour?!?"

The reply?

"Well, everything was all right up til then..."