Windows vs Mac Security

sdhorne writes "There is a good technical discussion over at InfoWorld on the merits of launchd and what is lacking in a comparable Windows secure solution. It is a throw back to the UNIX vs Windows security discussion that has been hashed out for many years." From the article: "it always traces back to Microsoft's untenable policy of maintaining gaps in Windows security to avoid competing with 3rd party vendors and certified partners. Apple's taking a different approach: What users need is in the box: Anti-virus, anti-spam, encryption, image backup and restore, offsite safe storage through .Mac, and launchd. Pretty soon any debate with Microsoft over security can be ended in one round when Apple stands up, says 'launchd', and sits back down."

Comments

Re:But what if Microsoft offered it all together?

[Fordiman]

Actually, they're damned if they do something else entirely too.

They're just damned.

Damned Microsoft.

Fixed in "Next" version

[Dareth]

Some of the criticisms in the article are perfectly valid, but many of them are (supposedly) going to be fixed in Windows 95 (whenever that gets out..) Is that out yet?

Some of the criticisms in the article are perfectly valid, but many of them are (supposedly) going to be fixed in Windows 98 (whenever that gets out..) Is that out yet?

Some of the criticisms in the article are perfectly valid, but many of them are (supposedly) going to be fixed in Windows 2000 (whenever that gets out..) Is that out yet?

Some of the criticisms in the article are perfectly valid, but many of them are (supposedly) going to be fixed in Windows ME (whenever that gets out..) Is that out yet?

Some of the criticisms in the article are perfectly valid, but many of them are (supposedly) going to be fixed in Windows XP (whenever that gets out..) Is that out yet?

Sorry to be redundant, have you heard this joke before already?