Apple after the bell 10/17/06: video iPod virus in the wild, affects Windows only

Posted Oct 17th 2006 6:05PM by Tobias Buckell
Filed under: After the Bell, Products and Services, Consumer Experience, Apple Inc (AAPL)

Apple Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) ended the day at $74.29, down $1.11 or 1.47% as the market gets ready for tomorrow, when the computer manufacturer will be releasing its earnings reports.

Today's big iPod related news was that Apple released a number of video iPods with a virus on them. The virus itself is the RavMonE.exe virus and doesn't affect Apples. It's a Windows virus that somehow made it onto the devices. Apple made a bit of a snippy statement, however, in regards to the slip-up, saying that although they regretted it, they were 'upset at Windows for not being more hardy against such viruses.'

Tags: ipod virus, IpodVirus, video ipods, VideoIpods, virus, windows

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10-18-2006 @ 4:05AM

javaflash said...

As usual, irresponsible press loves to skew views by quoting statements out of context...

Here is the whole thing --

"We are upset at Windows for not being more hardy against such viruses, and even more upset with ourselves for not catching it," said Apple in a statement.