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New Computer- Mac v PC?
Se7en:
Bollocks. Utter, utter bollocks. OSx has just as many security holes as windows XP does, since both are badly written. What they are based on has nothing to do with it. Many unix systems are horribly insecure, because they run many many badly tested programs, and many distros include a whole raft of bad programs that a user might not even be aware of.
Any dominant platform will need protection in the form of a firewall, since all the exploits will be aimed at the dominant platform. Security through obscurity is a fallacy, so the need for a firewall is largely irrelevant.
Also, your assertion that windows is based on DOS is largely incorrect. Everything after windows ME is based entirely on windows NT, which was a server OS written from scratch. Windows XP now only supports DOS through emulation.
Malware is entirely a browser related problem. Run firefox and the problem goes away. Malware is a problem that is bassically exclusive to Internet Explorer.
jhocking:
--- Quote from: Inanimate Object ---Wait, there's even one? I've never heard of it...
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http://www.lowendmac.com/lite/03/0813.html
--- Quote from: Duchess Tapioca ---it was really nice that I could make it say "It is my fault master, I did it, I am sorry now." Whenever photoshop had a error.
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That is an awesome idea! I totally need to do this right now.
Inanimate Object:
--- Quote from: Se7en ---Bollocks. Utter, utter bollocks. OSx has just as many security holes as windows XP does, since both are badly written. What they are based on has nothing to do with it. Many unix systems are horribly insecure, because they run many many badly tested programs, and many distros include a whole raft of bad programs that a user might not even be aware of.
Any dominant platform will need protection in the form of a firewall, since all the exploits will be aimed at the dominant platform. Security through obscurity is a fallacy, so the need for a firewall is largely irrelevant.
Also, your assertion that windows is based on DOS is largely incorrect. Everything after windows ME is based entirely on windows NT, which was a server OS written from scratch. Windows XP now only supports DOS through emulation.
Malware is entirely a browser related problem. Run firefox and the problem goes away. Malware is a problem that is bassically exclusive to Internet Explorer.
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Haha. Read that article that jhocking posted a link to right above this post. That'll show you how "easy" it is to hack into Mac OS X...
Man oh man, I feel really sorry for those people running 10.2.6 and Safari 1.0 who happen to visit a website with a certain ad. And the virus doesn't even do anything! It just sends itself to a million people.
My apologies for assuming that Win XP was still based on DOS. All I know is that it's full of holes...
Se7en:
yeah right, im going to belive an article obviously written by a rabidly pro-mac geek that doesnt even have the good grace to put their name to the article? Thats rotton journalism, if you could even call it that.
will: wanton sex god:
if you can afford a mac. go for it.
im happy with my ibook.
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