That is what Macro viruses do on the PC. They spread, but rarely do actual "catastrophic" damage. However, an employee emailing a macro virus to a client will do just as much reputation damage and will incur the same legal liability whether it comes from a Mac or a PC. Virus damage goes way beyond what happens on the local computer.

And yes, if a virus ever modifies IP RFC standards so that anyone who communicates using it gets that virus...then yes, I will blame it too, even if it still *works*. THAT is the correct analogy.

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