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Mac OS X Security Criticisms Countered

Posted by simoniker on from the second-round-knockout dept.

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'."

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  1. Re:Windows are more secure. by c1pher · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    but Windows is often broken, hence the bugs crawl in..

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  2. Reply if OXS Could Outsell Windows on x86 by Bruha · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I've heard that Apple runs a x86 version that's parrallel to the current releases just in case they were to switch platforms someday. I would definately pay for OSX but I want to use my normal hardware. And I think Apple could even sell it and driver manufacturers would support it. ATI would have little trouble supporting the rest of their cards and many of them are mac compatible already.

    APPLE Please get a clue you could tromp all over MS any day with our OS!!!

    1. Re:Reply if OXS Could Outsell Windows on x86 by lrucker · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      There was an x86 version of NeXT, but there is no x86 version of OS X.

    2. Re:Reply if OXS Could Outsell Windows on x86 by piobair · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      The real reason apple pulled rhapsody off the market(the x86 pre-cursor to OSX) was fear of MS pulling office apps.

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  3. Apple doesn't want to support 100+ video cards... by emil · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    ...or the equivalent number of ethernet cards, SCSI controllers, supported chipsets, etc. OSX can be stable because the hardware platform is under control.

    Apple is also organized as a hardware company. They would have to sell much, much more software to stay alive.

    They would probably die in the conversion to x86, and they would end up producing an OS than ran on a small subset of the available systems anyway.

    And as you can get an OSX-capable system for under $100, why complain? The cost to try it out is negligable.

  4. Re:Attacking the author by MrLint · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Sir,
    Your point does not go unnoticed. However I am sick to death of listening to the BS of trolls be regurgitated by (and i dont know how nature allows this) the more ignorant and more stupid.