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Many Mac OS Users Not Getting Security Updates

Posted by Soulskill on from the security-updates-aren't-sexy dept.

AmiMoJo writes "According to security company Sophos, around 55% of home users and 18% of enterprise users have updated to Mavericks, the latest version of Mac OS (10.9). Unfortunately Apple appears to have stopped providing security updates for older versions. Indeed, they list Mavericks itself as a security update. This means that the majority of users are no longer getting critical security patches. Sophos recommends taking similar precautions to those recommended for people who cannot upgrade from Windows XP."

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  1. Re:Does it matter? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Apple fanboys and apple haters should be banned from slashdot. They have this illusion that they are two separate groups of people. The fact is that they are a single bunch of idiots.

  2. Mac OS vs Windows XP by DogDude · · Score: 5, Insightful

    That's some real troll-bait comparing Mac OS to Windows XP. There's really little similarity. Microsoft is discontinuing security patches for a 12 year old OS. Apple is discontinuing security updates for an 18 month old OS.

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  3. Re:Yes, they are. by Lawrence_Bird · · Score: 5, Insightful

    So.. what about users pre 10.6? Forgotten? Microsoft still supports XP Does Apple still support OS X 10.1? They were released at the same time in 2001. I think nothing illustrates the difference between the companies than that fact. Apple obsoletes their users by force while Microsoft bends over backwards to maintain not only support but backward compatability.

  4. Re:Does it matter? by alexhs · · Score: 5, Insightful

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  5. Re:Does it matter? by Capt.DrumkenBum · · Score: 5, Insightful

    What kind of a place would slashdot be if people only opened their mouths when they knew what they were talking about?

    An unbelievably quiet place.

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  6. Re:Does it matter? by iksbob · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Putting aside the ranking of Jobs' achievements, convincing the world of the non-PCness of Macs pales in comparison to Gates' achievement: Convincing the world that all PCs run Windows.