I can't believe they chose WMA... what a bad move. There's no way I'd pay to own a WMA file. I would really would like to know what the rationale was behind this decision. I'm sure lots of $$$ of incentives form a certain software company was involved.
If Windows was the 'free underdog', and Linux was the '$$$ market leader' (ie. complete role reversal), then people would go to great lengths to pull the reputation of Linux down by creating viruses to exploit any vulnerabilities it may have.
How many mac viruses are created? I can't say that I remember hearing about anything significant recently. How many computer users want to bring down the reputation of Apple? (well, maybe after their false G5 speed claims it's another story..)
A couple of over-hyped viruses does not make Windows a less secure OS than Linux, or vice versa. Both operating systems have had many exploits found in their design over many years. Over different time periods, Linux systems have been had more current exploits than Windows, and vice versa. It's a fluctuating situation with no clear winner.
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I can't believe they chose WMA... what a bad move. There's no way I'd pay to own a WMA file. I would really would like to know what the rationale was behind this decision. I'm sure lots of $$$ of incentives form a certain software company was involved.
You really have to get this in perspective.
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If Windows was the 'free underdog', and Linux was the '$$$ market leader' (ie. complete role reversal), then people would go to great lengths to pull the reputation of Linux down by creating viruses to exploit any vulnerabilities it may have.
How many mac viruses are created? I can't say that I remember hearing about anything significant recently. How many computer users want to bring down the reputation of Apple? (well, maybe after their false G5 speed claims it's another story..)
A couple of over-hyped viruses does not make Windows a less secure OS than Linux, or vice versa. Both operating systems have had many exploits found in their design over many years. Over different time periods, Linux systems have been had more current exploits than Windows, and vice versa. It's a fluctuating situation with no clear winner.
And that's my bit for the day