[gammateam]

I guess because nobody uses macs, despite the bubble we live in

this was just nobody looked because it wasn't that popular to look

[coldtea]

>I guess because nobody uses macs, despite the bubble we live in

Nobody as in a solid 8-10% of the US market?

http://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/all/united-states-...

[gammateam]

my point exactly.

> this was just nobody looked because it wasn't that popular to look

do you have a rebuttal to that?

[coldtea]

>my point exactly.

Point being what? You said "nobody" (of course implying very small number) and it's 10%, which is tens of millions of people. Not only that, but it's the most lucrative 10% of the US computer-buying population. So, the "nobody" point is already taken down.

>> this was just nobody looked because it wasn't that popular to look > do you have a rebuttal to that?

That's an even worse argument. Not only the user base is large enough, but Apple news (including Mac news) receive close, or often even more publicity than Windows developments (especially any negative news). Besides there are lots of decade+ spanning cases like that on Windows side too, which, you'd have to agree, is not an unpopular platform.

The reason it went undetected all these years is already revealed in TFA: "it infected a very small number of victims".

[gammateam]

> TFA

just breathe

[toyg]

Wouldn’t that mean the webcam light would be turned on, though? It’s supposed to be hardware-linked...

[NietTim]

IIRC you can turn it on and off quick enough for the LED to be barely noticeable

[tumetab1]

No, it has been software for many years.

But I recall seeing something recent that Apple was trying to make it hardware linked now.

[saagarjha]

It is hardware linked.

[jtbayly]

Which models? And please provide a reference.

[zeckalpha]

Not on iOS devices

[saagarjha]

…which don't have a light? I don't see what your point is.