I'm not defending MS. I work with the OS and realize what a piece of crap it is. However, I have a problem with the following statement:
"But nobody with a Mac or a Linux PC has had to lose a moment of sleep over these outbreaks"
Why would anyone spend the time to research exploits for Linux/Macs when they own such a small percentage of the end-user market?
If a worm/virus was released into the wild that exploited some Mac vulnerability, how many boxes would be infected? How much media time would the worm receive? Not much. There just aren't that many Macs out there. It wouldn't propagate nearly as quickly or effectively as a Windows outbreak because of the sheer mass of Windows enabled targets running on the net.
Hear this. I'm not defending MS. I think the OS sucks monkey nuts. I just think it's a little short-sighted to make statements like the one listed above. How different would things be if the roles were reversed? What if Macs were the norm while Windows was the OS of choice by geeks everywhere? How many Windows exploits would be popping up then? The roles would be reversed. Every h4x0R would be hammering the Mac OS looking for exploits instead of Windows. Why would he waste his time to crack Windows when there are so few out there?
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Depends on who is in office... someone that's willing to fight or a liberal weenie.
I'm not defending MS. I work with the OS and realize what a piece of crap it is. However, I have a problem with the following statement: "But nobody with a Mac or a Linux PC has had to lose a moment of sleep over these outbreaks" Why would anyone spend the time to research exploits for Linux/Macs when they own such a small percentage of the end-user market? If a worm/virus was released into the wild that exploited some Mac vulnerability, how many boxes would be infected? How much media time would the worm receive? Not much. There just aren't that many Macs out there. It wouldn't propagate nearly as quickly or effectively as a Windows outbreak because of the sheer mass of Windows enabled targets running on the net. Hear this. I'm not defending MS. I think the OS sucks monkey nuts. I just think it's a little short-sighted to make statements like the one listed above. How different would things be if the roles were reversed? What if Macs were the norm while Windows was the OS of choice by geeks everywhere? How many Windows exploits would be popping up then? The roles would be reversed. Every h4x0R would be hammering the Mac OS looking for exploits instead of Windows. Why would he waste his time to crack Windows when there are so few out there?