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Intel Head Recommends Apple

Posted by samzenpus on from the what-does-he-use dept.

pboulang writes "noted in this article in the WSJ: Pressed about security by Mr. Mossberg, Mr. Otellini had a startling confession: He spends an hour a weekend removing spyware from his daughter's computer. And when further pressed about whether a mainstream computer user in search of immediate safety from security woes ought to buy Apple Computer Inc.'s Macintosh instead of a Wintel PC, he said, "If you want to fix it tomorrow, maybe you should buy something else.""

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  1. More like this... by rackhamh · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Pressed about security by Mr. Mossberg, Mr. Otellini had a startling confession: I don't have a clue about security. I can't even keep spyware off my own family's computers. I guess my only hope is to use a platform with such a small user base that nobody bothers to target it. And you can quote me!

  2. Re:Linux? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    He would also like a GUI that his daughter can use. That means no Linux. Sorry, but it's just the truth.

  3. Just blame the user. by Erris · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    I know for a fact I rarely use anti-spyware software on my Windows machine now because I haven't had problems. *shrug*

    If you don't have problems on a Windoze machine, it's because one of the following apply:

    1. It has no network drivers and sits behind a non Microsoft firewall that blocks all ports.
    2. It's not turned on.
    3. Being part of a botnet is not a problem for you, nor the inevitable BSoD and virus crap out.
    4. Your Windows machine is a Win4Lin partition you can wipe and reload with a shell script daily.

    If people didn't click on random links in spam and download the latest new files without thinking, we'd have far less spyware.

    Ah yes, blame the user. While technically true, what you say has some obvious holes. Like, I'm not afraid to run Windoze Media Files from ANY SITE because Xine does not run the executable crap-ola. I'm not really afraid to visit sites with Konqueror, though really nasty thing should only be touched with Dillo. I don't follow links in my email and neither does any free mail client. Outlook does not follow random links and load untrusted content either, it follows EVERY link and will burn you behind the best of firewalls. Nice differences, eh?

    Like the Italians say, you've got horns. Your computer has a ton of nasties and you are the only person who can't see it.

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    DMCA, Hollings, Palladium. What might have sounded like paranoia is now common sense.