Comments on: Apple admits OS X security flaw http://www.p2pnet.net/story/1507 p2pnet.net - reader powered Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:36:32 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/1507/comment-page-1#comment-2075 Reader's Write Sun, 23 May 2004 11:43:46 +0000 #comment-2075 Compared to the number of wintel machines out there, 30-40 million is a tiny number. No one is going to attack something that is a minority. Well, at least the intelligent people aren't going to do it. C'mon, it's easier to spread panic by attacking the majority. Outlook is a know bad apple, yet corporations still use it. That's thier own fault. I know of no computer that comes with built-in "virus" software. That statement makes no sense. Windows isn't a virus, it's a bug. Compared to the number of wintel machines out there, 30-40 million is a tiny number. No one is going to attack something that is a minority. Well, at least the intelligent people aren’t going to do it. C’mon, it’s easier to spread panic by attacking the majority.

Outlook is a know bad apple, yet corporations still use it. That’s thier own fault.

I know of no computer that comes with built-in “virus” software. That statement makes no sense.

Windows isn’t a virus, it’s a bug.

]]> By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/1507/comment-page-1#comment-2071 Reader's Write Sat, 22 May 2004 19:56:00 +0000 #comment-2071 try getting a virus to exponentially attack on the mac os X platform... that's where the Mac OS X security lies. it's not that there are so few macs out there.. there are still around 30 million - 40 million of them... the thing is that viruses only work if they can be reproduced and sent back out to, say, all the contacts from you outlook address book, for example. this would NEVER happen on a mac. Mac OS X to my knowledge doesn't claim to come with built-in virus software...so if you are infected w a virus... it's not the OS. it's just that.. on a mac.. that would never happen, because a virus would have to be written for the mac.. but since the virus can't reproduce and grow exponentially (Mac OS X anal about installing programs) there would be no point to write one try getting a virus to exponentially attack on the mac os X platform…

that’s where the Mac OS X security lies.

it’s not that there are so few macs out there.. there are still around 30 million – 40 million of them…

the thing is that viruses only work if they can be reproduced and sent back out to, say, all the contacts from you outlook address book, for example.

this would NEVER happen on a mac.

Mac OS X to my knowledge doesn’t claim to come with built-in virus software…so if you are infected w a virus… it’s not the OS.

it’s just that.. on a mac.. that would never happen, because a virus would have to be written for the mac.. but since the virus can’t reproduce and grow exponentially (Mac OS X anal about installing programs) there would be no point to write one

]]> By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/1507/comment-page-1#comment-2069 Reader's Write Sat, 22 May 2004 18:28:49 +0000 #comment-2069 That would probably be because there are many, many more win boxes out there than apple boxes. Sure, I still run CP/M for a few things, but no one attacks that either. That would probably be because there are many, many more win boxes out there than apple boxes. Sure, I still run CP/M for a few things, but no one attacks that either.

]]> By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/1507/comment-page-1#comment-2067 Reader's Write Sat, 22 May 2004 10:39:01 +0000 #comment-2067 yes yes but have you tried using both XP and OSX side by side? The XP environment is far far more prone to problems and requires therefore far more weekly care and cleaning than OSX. That is especially true if the XP computer is used by adolescents. OSX still works better, is more stable and has very easy access to a wide range of properly integrated useful stuff. Apple will keep on top of the security issues. yes yes but have you tried using both XP and OSX side by side? The XP environment is far far more prone to problems and requires therefore far more weekly care and cleaning than OSX. That is especially true if the XP computer is used by adolescents. OSX still works better, is more stable and has very easy access to a wide range of properly integrated useful stuff. Apple will keep on top of the security issues.

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