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Mac OS X Security Criticisms Countered
Paradox writes "In response to the recent PC Magazine story criticizing Mac OS X security, technologist/author Richard Forno has written a rebuttal criticizing the author and raising some good points about the fundamental differences between Windows and Mac OS X. Considering Lance Ulanoff's tone during his article, a rebuttal from the Mac OS X community was inevitable." Forno's conclusion: "Trustworthy computing must be more than a catchy marketing phrase. Ironically, despite a few hiccups along the way, it's becoming clear that Mac OS, not Windows, epitomizes Microsoft's new mantra of 'secure by design, default, and deployment'."
My linux box is a PC.
Frankly, Apple phreaks and Microsoft jocks deserve each other. They are like Republicans and Democrats; without each other they'd have no one to bait.
...to pay your $129 mandatory security upgrade to 10.3 fee you cock-smoking teabaggers.
Don't forget your yearly $120 upgrade fee, you cocksmoking teabaggers!
Not to say the original article was right (or wrong, never fully read it or the rebuttal)
Then just STFU. What a waste of bandwidth.
windows/system folder?
also - Win Server 2003 - ships with every service OFF.
bug ridden Explorer? say what you want about explorer and IE - but in my experience (web developer) IE can handle the most complicated of webpages - throw anything at it - it will display. Cant count the times netwcape bombs because there is an unclosed table in 500 lines of html
Lance Ulanoff's article wasn`t actually that bad - it only produced a rebuttal because, as he correctly implied, large numbers of Apple users do tend to fall into the moronic zealot category - see Slashdot for examples. They`ve held the same superiority complex since the introduction of the Macintosh - and now with the release of OS X we have the ignorant blighters hanging around Slashdot. I`ve nothing against OS X/Apple but really loath a large component of it`s users who make Pavlov`s dogs seem rational. Trying to have a reasonable discussion with many Apple users is like asking a drunk for directions.
To sum up, this whole issue might be described as - "Two bald men fighting over a comb !".
I don't know i think sniping at Ulanoff was, if not warranted, at least amusing. I would have dragged him behind a '47 ford pickup down a gravel covered southern road myself:)
The problem is that because of the popularity of Windows everyone are exploiting it's security holes. I didn't even know that Mac OS exists anymore... so why anyone would bother to exploit it's security holes if very few people are using it ... same goes with Linux. It is a lot more attempting to attack against Windows because it is installed to most of the home computers. I would guess that anyone who has enough resources is able to break into any system.
Don't spread more FUD. You claim there are 60 to 100 "mac virii." What you really meant is that there were viruses for MacOS 9. There are NO known MacOS X viruses.
Shut the fuck up... he deserved to be attacked for his stupidity... oh, now it's flamebait. Great, let us all flame him. He deserves it. Besides, the seemingly "obvious" truth about how shitty Windows is never be stated too many times. If not for slashdotters, then anyone who happens to come across the write-up.
I'm not anti-microsoft. I'm anti-bullshit. Which means I'm anti-microsoft.
This guy obviously works at MS. Kill him!
I'm not anti-microsoft. I'm anti-bullshit. Which means I'm anti-microsoft.