Apple blames Microsoft for iPods Shipped with Windows Virus
Apple Computers today released a statement saying that a small number of iPods shipped with a Windows virus along for the ride.
We recently discovered that a small number – less than 1% – of the Video iPods available for purchase after September 12, 2006 left our contract manufacturer carrying the Windows RavMonE.exe virus. This known virus affects only Windows computers, and up to date anti-virus software which is included with most Windows computers should detect and remove it. So far we have seen less than 25 reports concerning this problem. The iPod nano, iPod shuffle and Mac OS X are not affected, and all Video iPods now shipping are virus free. As you might imagine, we are upset at Windows for not being more hardy against such viruses, and even more upset with ourselves for not catching it.
Not upset enough to place your company first in the list of parties to blame. Not upset enough to resist filtering your announcement through the marketing department to see if you could use your iPod quality control issues to leverage a few more Mac sales.
Glad to see John Gruber calling Apple out on that blame-shifting cheap shot.
