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Spam a lot

(Apologies to Monty Python)

According to the November/December Marketing Management magazine, the U.S. relays more span than any other country (19.6%), according to Sophos, which scanned all the spam stuck in its traps and traced how they traveled there. China is next in line with 8.4%, then South Korea with 6.5%.

The brief goes on to say that it’s estimated that Americans spend about “$7.8 billion for computer repairs, parts, and replacement over the past two years as a result of viruses and spyware alone.”

Just a hunch, but I bet not much of that $7.8 billion was spent by Mac users.

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2 Responses to “Spam a lot”

  1. daniel @ omstrategy says:
    December 8th, 2007 at 8:25 am

    hi, Manya, how are you?

    I liked this post - but for a completely different reason. It’s a shining example of the advocacy Apple has managed to build in its user base. How many other brands’ followers would shoehorn a product pitch into a 3 paragraph post about spam?!

    I hope life’s good,

    daniel

  2. alley424 says:
    December 10th, 2007 at 11:01 am

    Daniel,

    Thanks for the comment. I was converted to the Mac world about four years ago, and you know what they say about converts!

    I hope life is good with you, too…

    Manya