wolfgangmo
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Thu Oct-29-09 11:56 AM
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I check the security log. Hackers sniff around the portals all the time, but they get nothing.
The few times they try to insert anything or we browse to an infected site the attacks get stopped cold.
Hackers attack for a few reasons, first for the challenge, but also for the bragging rights. Your basic argument seems to be that no one is attempting a virus takeover of MACs in general. Seems to me that bragging rights on that one would be worth a lot of coin in hacker circles.
And yet no one has done it. While I'm not saying it can't be done, I am saying that it is a more secure platform. Got any more straw men needing knocking over?
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| -Macs' low popularity keeps them safer from hacking and malware |
Renew Deal |
Oct-27-09 09:14 AM |
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I'd recommend this 1,000 times, if I could |
DavidDvorkin |
Oct-27-09 09:18 AM |
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I"m not familiar with OS X's security but I am with Linux and |
Gman |
Oct-27-09 09:20 AM |
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Bingo! We have (most of) the answer only a few replies down from the OP... |
FailureToCommunicate |
Oct-27-09 09:58 PM |
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Mach and BSD, actually |
Recursion |
Oct-28-09 11:20 AM |
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Bang - bullseye. |
wolfgangmo |
Oct-29-09 11:56 AM |
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I would think that hacker types would feel challenged to attack Macs to prove a point... |
NYC_SKP |
Oct-27-09 09:20 AM |
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And here is the other point that put's all those "small market share" arguments to |
FailureToCommunicate |
Oct-27-09 10:01 PM |
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cutting to the bottom line: macs are more secure |
onenote |
Oct-27-09 09:22 AM |
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PC users worry and are wrecked by mal-ware,etc. a lot. Mac users: zippo. Whatever the reason |
FailureToCommunicate |
Oct-27-09 10:05 PM |
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A problem especially for people running 10+ year old Macs. |
Billy Burnett |
Oct-27-09 09:23 AM |
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Yes, I am posting on a mac from circa 2000 w 10.5. My windows machine from that year is long gone. |
emulatorloo |
Oct-27-09 01:04 PM |
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OS X on G3 |
jmodden |
Oct-27-09 09:12 PM |
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My 233 G3 was born 2/18/98 |
jmodden |
Oct-27-09 09:14 PM |
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Go easy on the Macheads, it's the only advantage they have left. |
tridim |
Oct-27-09 09:36 AM |
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They also still have their feelings of smug superiority |
DavidDvorkin |
Oct-27-09 09:52 AM |
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Weird, because your post is dripping with feelings of smug superiority |
emulatorloo |
Oct-27-09 01:01 PM |
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The Mac is a crappy tool |
DavidDvorkin |
Oct-27-09 01:23 PM |
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I still don't get your anger. Let people use and enjoy their "crappy tools" in peace. |
emulatorloo |
Oct-27-09 01:30 PM |
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Weird, because the Macbook Core 2 Duo is about the same price as the Sony Core 2 Duo at the Bestbuy |
emulatorloo |
Oct-27-09 01:15 PM |
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I don't buy retail boxes, I build my own |
tridim |
Oct-27-09 01:23 PM |
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Then recognize that you are comparing Apples to Oranges. Not everybody is a screw-driver jockey. |
emulatorloo |
Oct-27-09 01:31 PM |
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I'm comparing the entire PC market to the entire Apple market |
tridim |
Oct-27-09 01:33 PM |
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No -- like I said ON EDIT above, not every consumer is a screwdriver jockey or wants to be one. |
emulatorloo |
Oct-27-09 01:38 PM |
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Doesn't matter, it's still a significant part of the market.. |
tridim |
Oct-27-09 03:43 PM |
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Micro- what? |
wolfgangmo |
Oct-29-09 10:20 AM |
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article seems illogical |
central scrutinizer |
Oct-27-09 10:29 AM |
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Mac inherited better security through a core Unix operating system. |
harun |
Oct-27-09 10:31 AM |
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This is a great debate for owning a Mac...... |
Grassy Knoll |
Oct-27-09 11:18 AM |
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Same Here |
Sherman A1 |
Oct-28-09 04:20 PM |
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Absolutely no proof given |
TrogL |
Oct-27-09 12:10 PM |
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Market share tells |
billh58 |
Oct-27-09 01:46 PM |
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Vista basic works well for me... |
wuvuj |
Oct-29-09 08:11 AM |
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What a flame-bait thread. |
4_TN_TITANS |
Oct-27-09 03:07 PM |
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What a non-sequitur. |
Renew Deal |
Oct-27-09 03:20 PM |
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Misinformation |
thesquanderer |
Oct-27-09 05:00 PM |
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I guess windows would be ok if it didn't fail/break so much |
era veteran |
Oct-27-09 06:48 PM |
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i just don't care what computer one uses |
mrs_p |
Oct-27-09 07:10 PM |
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Oh let the preening and posturing continue... |
Fearless |
Oct-27-09 09:22 PM |
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Thank you for pointing this out! This argument drives me nuts! |
jasmeel |
Oct-28-09 07:46 AM |
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How 'bout a few facts? |
magcat |
Oct-28-09 01:14 PM |
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Those who argue |
billh58 |
Oct-28-09 01:45 PM |
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tools |
magcat |
Oct-29-09 01:01 AM |
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The "tools" |
billh58 |
Oct-29-09 01:50 PM |
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Thanks-I learned something |
magcat |
Oct-29-09 04:11 PM |
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Like a good haircut, |
billh58 |
Oct-29-09 05:26 PM |
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Hackers can hack whatever they want... nothing to do with mac or pc |
democratdoug |
Oct-28-09 01:15 PM |
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