Actually, these days they are. Firewall on by default on all versions. UAC on by default on all versions. Server core install suggested during server installation. IE secure mode on by default. Install X11 and a desktop environment on OpenBSD, compare to a client version of Windows and we're somewhere near being in the ballpark as far as a valid comparison goes.
If you want to compare without X11 and a desktop environment, then compare to Windows server core install.
Yeah tell me about it. The "I don't agree" = mod down. This place used to be worth hanging out on for actual discussion rather than anything critical of any sort of open source being modded down into oblivion.
We run elitebooks at work and i run an MBP at home, so I know what you mean. Was just making the point that video memory isn't the be all and end all. I don't think the macs are that bad, apps that need more than 1gb of video memory aren't likely to run well on a portable anyway...
No it's not. Just because Windows 3.1 malware is not currently running rampant, it doesn't mean the old exploits like WinNuke (and others) aren't still available if someone wants to target you. In fact, if someone can exploit ANY application in Windows 3.1, they have system level access, as the old Windows versions prior to NT were not multi-user, and only had one security context.
To be fair, if you compare the functionality of an OpenBSD "default install" (which is all they count the vulnerabilities in) to a Windows 8 installation, it is hardly comparable. Now I hate Windows 8 as much as anyone, but this comparison simply isn't worth much.
Because you can use 2 windows side by side, which is useful on a laptop when you're on the move and don't have a second display next to you.
Comparing things and writing things with a reference open is very common - whether it is a spreadsheet you're writing a report on, doing a diff between two source files, writing a piece of code on one side with the API reference on the other, etc.
Lots of shitty PC laptops also have 4gb of ram and then skimp out on the video processor, fitting it with something with a small number of shader units (or cores these days) so they have all this video memory they can address but can't actually do anything with.
Dell - i'm looking at you here.
But hey, "4gb of video memory!" is something the unwashed masses understand.
Well, as an example - the last time my file/print server here (Windows 2008 R2 virtual machine) was rebooted was 27th of July. Cause? extended power outage meant we needed to shut down as we lost power to our air conditioning and the server room was starting to overheat.
This doesn't provide any of the walled garden benefits. The whole point of the "walled garden" is to prevent illegitimate code (that could be malware) from running on the device.
Ubuntu does not check code signatures in any way, so if someone inserts a trojan into any of your executables, you'll never know until you've been owned.
With code signing, this will be detected. Yes, there are implementation flaws in Apple's code-signing that have enabled the devices to be rooted. But the barrier to getting malware to run on your device is significantly higher.
By the way, if Windows is bluescreening a couple of times a day for you, you either have flaky hardware, or flaky hardware drivers. The same excuse a used for Linux hardware support applies - buy decent hardware. If you don't buy linux appropriate hardware, you get no drivers.
The situation is different in Windows somewhat - you get shitty drivers.
I have plenty of Windows boxes that maintain up-times of several months or more. They NEVER crash. The only time they go down is for updates. Sure, I'd rather not need to take them down for that, but it is manageable, and they run software i need to run.
We're not in the 1990s any more. Since Windows 2000, Microsoft has really gotten their act together. The OS does the job, when protected from malware (use a filtering firewall) it is stable and runs the applications folks want to run.
I don't run Windows at home any more (i've gone mac), but as far as stability goes - there's crashing (which NEITHER os does when run on decent hardware), and there's breakage. Linux breaks shit. Windows generally doesn't, at least not between minor point releases.
No, such people often consider the benefits to be worth the trade-offs. We've had 25+ years of machines getting owned by unsigned code able to be run from any source with the windows desktop. Android is heading that way already.
Unfortunately, the reality is that crappy hardware is what sells. Linux can either support it (whether it is the vendor supplying drivers or whatever), or not be relevant. Finger pointing won't make the problem go away, and few people out there are going to spend more money on linux specific hardware when they can just buy a machine that ships with an OS and works, even if the hardware is crap.
Steam isn't some magical compatibility layer. It's an app store. The lack of native games won't magically be solved by porting steam - just check out how many of the steam titles are available on OS X for example.
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Actually, these days they are. Firewall on by default on all versions. UAC on by default on all versions. Server core install suggested during server installation. IE secure mode on by default. Install X11 and a desktop environment on OpenBSD, compare to a client version of Windows and we're somewhere near being in the ballpark as far as a valid comparison goes.
If you want to compare without X11 and a desktop environment, then compare to Windows server core install.
Yeah tell me about it. The "I don't agree" = mod down. This place used to be worth hanging out on for actual discussion rather than anything critical of any sort of open source being modded down into oblivion.
We run elitebooks at work and i run an MBP at home, so I know what you mean. Was just making the point that video memory isn't the be all and end all. I don't think the macs are that bad, apps that need more than 1gb of video memory aren't likely to run well on a portable anyway...
No it's not. Just because Windows 3.1 malware is not currently running rampant, it doesn't mean the old exploits like WinNuke (and others) aren't still available if someone wants to target you. In fact, if someone can exploit ANY application in Windows 3.1, they have system level access, as the old Windows versions prior to NT were not multi-user, and only had one security context.
To be fair, if you compare the functionality of an OpenBSD "default install" (which is all they count the vulnerabilities in) to a Windows 8 installation, it is hardly comparable. Now I hate Windows 8 as much as anyone, but this comparison simply isn't worth much.
Because sony, HP, Dell, etc are all about undercutting each other on price, rather than building things people want to actually use.
Because you can use 2 windows side by side, which is useful on a laptop when you're on the move and don't have a second display next to you.
Comparing things and writing things with a reference open is very common - whether it is a spreadsheet you're writing a report on, doing a diff between two source files, writing a piece of code on one side with the API reference on the other, etc.
Retina is a rating of pixel density, it's not just a marketing buzzword. If you bother to look, there's info on how it is measured.
Some people don't like pixels the size of marbles.
Lots of shitty PC laptops also have 4gb of ram and then skimp out on the video processor, fitting it with something with a small number of shader units (or cores these days) so they have all this video memory they can address but can't actually do anything with.
Dell - i'm looking at you here.
But hey, "4gb of video memory!" is something the unwashed masses understand.
Doesn't really matter how the screens end up in apple devices - fact is they're the only ones selling 2560x1600 laptops (or higher) right now.
I'd suggest that 90% of the PC buying public spend money on machines without knowing or caring about the specs.
It is 2x A4 pages - plus a dock on the side.
This is another reason I bought a Macbook pro, over any other recent PC laptop. They're one of the last bastions of 16x10 out there.
Well, as an example - the last time my file/print server here (Windows 2008 R2 virtual machine) was rebooted was 27th of July. Cause? extended power outage meant we needed to shut down as we lost power to our air conditioning and the server room was starting to overheat.
This doesn't provide any of the walled garden benefits. The whole point of the "walled garden" is to prevent illegitimate code (that could be malware) from running on the device.
Ubuntu does not check code signatures in any way, so if someone inserts a trojan into any of your executables, you'll never know until you've been owned.
With code signing, this will be detected. Yes, there are implementation flaws in Apple's code-signing that have enabled the devices to be rooted. But the barrier to getting malware to run on your device is significantly higher.
By the way, if Windows is bluescreening a couple of times a day for you, you either have flaky hardware, or flaky hardware drivers. The same excuse a used for Linux hardware support applies - buy decent hardware. If you don't buy linux appropriate hardware, you get no drivers.
The situation is different in Windows somewhat - you get shitty drivers.
I have plenty of Windows boxes that maintain up-times of several months or more. They NEVER crash. The only time they go down is for updates. Sure, I'd rather not need to take them down for that, but it is manageable, and they run software i need to run.
We're not in the 1990s any more. Since Windows 2000, Microsoft has really gotten their act together. The OS does the job, when protected from malware (use a filtering firewall) it is stable and runs the applications folks want to run.
I don't run Windows at home any more (i've gone mac), but as far as stability goes - there's crashing (which NEITHER os does when run on decent hardware), and there's breakage. Linux breaks shit. Windows generally doesn't, at least not between minor point releases.
You mean like how he shit-canned the hockey puck mouse, mobileMe, siri, ping, Lion server, etc?
+1. plenty of network engineers i know who aren't muppets are running macs too.
No, such people often consider the benefits to be worth the trade-offs. We've had 25+ years of machines getting owned by unsigned code able to be run from any source with the windows desktop. Android is heading that way already.
Yes, but most of us aren't willing to give up the lack of concern over malware, having a single trusted source of vetted apps,etc.
The walled garden is 2 edged, and imho the benefits currently outweigh the drawbacks.
That's why commercial software for Linux has been such a money spinner, amirite?
Unfortunately, the reality is that crappy hardware is what sells. Linux can either support it (whether it is the vendor supplying drivers or whatever), or not be relevant. Finger pointing won't make the problem go away, and few people out there are going to spend more money on linux specific hardware when they can just buy a machine that ships with an OS and works, even if the hardware is crap.
Steam isn't some magical compatibility layer. It's an app store. The lack of native games won't magically be solved by porting steam - just check out how many of the steam titles are available on OS X for example.