Apple Forcing Panther Upgrade for Security Patch

The Raindog writes "I noticed over at Tech Report that Apple is apparently only offering its latest round of OS X security fixes to Panther users, leaving older versions of OS X out in the cold. " Update: 10/31 by J : But see the next day's story.

Comments

why do they need security fixes?

[night_flyer]

I thought only windows was insecure...

*swirls in MS logo*

[anaphora]

Meanwhile at Microsoft HQ...

Gates: Damnit! Apple stole our idea to no longer support old versions of Operating Systems and force everyone to upgrade! Lawyer #1, isn't that illegal? Let's get a suit together!

Woah

[kcornia]

Did MS buy Apple when I wasn't paying attention?

Damn!

[Jackmon]

... and I was gonna boycott Panther until they added an 'up' button to the Finder. Oh, well..

Apple has an age-old tradition

[Anonymous Coward]

of screwing its own customers. I learned that well -- I bought a @&#* Newton.

Re:Apple has an age-old tradition

[sjonke]

Don't you mean, "Ample hard an ape-old transition of scaring its old customers. I yearned that hell -- I brought a &@!# Neutron." ?

Re:If Microsoft did this...

[tarquin_fim_bim]

But they will, they copy most things Apple do.

Vulnerabilities

[coolmacdude]

From TFA: Other vulnerabilities could allow a local or remote user to crash the system.

Lol, I'd love to see the patch they came up with for preventing a local user from crashing the system.

Re:Bloody murder

[nicky_d]

I'm reminded of a battered wife who will never leave her husband despite getting beaten again and again.

A few people point out that there's no evidence to support the story yet, and you're reminded of a battered wife? I bet every time you stub your toe, you're reminded of the Hindenburg. Oh, the humanity!

What's with the Enterprise

[thatguywhoiam]

All over this thread, I keep seeing comments like:

But Apple's really going to have to get their sh1t together on this - or they'll never be taken seriously in the Enterprise.

WTF is it with you geeks and Star Trek? Listen carefully: IT'S NOT REAL, ITS JUST A SHOW. Why, the Starfleet or whatever would no more use Apple Computers on the Enterprise than any modern PC, the whole idea is abs--

MAN TAPS NARRATOR ON SHOULDER, WHISPERS URGENTLY

....Ah. I see.

Er, carry on.

Re:Bugtraq links

[mrfantasy]

Hey, just buy Mac OS X upgrade protection for all of your Apple servers. You can do that, right? RIGHT?

Re:Apple is unacceptable as a server provider.

[Anonymous Coward]

Can't you just get an orange colored G3. Is that supported?

Re:Apple is unacceptable as a server provider.

[AKnightCowboy]

Second, in the "server environment" you can expect to pay a lot more than $129 for constant attention. Sun's offerings run thousands.

Solaris 8 was free, so I don't know what you're talking about with this "thousands". I'm still getting patches for Solaris 2.6 from Sun. They support their older products just dandy. Granted, it takes 6 months to patch a mission critical vulnerability, but eventually they get around to it. On second thought, Sun sucks too. Use Debian.

Re:Bugtraq links

[steeviant]

I feel your pain brother, I bought a Sony Walkman in 1984, Sony then pulled a fast one on me turned around at started making portables that can play CDs.

I've written at least a hundred letters to Sony ever since then asking them when they are going to fix my walkman so it plays CDs as well as tapes, but they never respond.

I'm never gonna buy another Sony product again and boy will they miss my money!