Windows vs Mac Security

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Wednesday August 23, 2006 @05:27AM from the lauchded-into-a-fit-of-rage dept.

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."

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here we go again by Enrique1218 · 2006-08-23 05:42 · Score: 1, Troll

Read the sig you know where I stand. But at least this is not another security through obscurity piece. He does do a decent analysis of Mac OSX unix sub-system and makes a good argument of how it is inherently more secure.

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Re:But what if Microsoft offered it all together? by tirnacopu · 2006-08-23 07:33 · Score: 1, Troll

So Apple allows Dell to sell custom-designed hardware and bundle Firefox with their OEM version of OS X?