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Listening to McAfee FUD is bad logic too.
Mac OSX is inherently safer than Windows XP. That is a fact. Mac
OSX is not perfect. That's a fact. The degree or mathematical
equation concerning any ratios is not necessary. There are no
OSX users who currently have viruses. Malware virtually doesn't
exist for Mac OSX. The argument is that the only reason is
because no virus writers target Mac OSX because it only has 5%
of computer sales in the US is also false. Some virus writers do
target Mac OSX but Windows is just an easier target so that's
where most of the malware activity is aimed. A flaw or
vulnerability gets found for Mac OSX and it makes the news even
though most have to do with Apache or some part of the OS that
nobody uses or the hacker has a user account on the Mac or
something. Still FUD like that makes the news. It's not news until
hundreds of thousands of Windows users actually get attacked.
That's the way the FUD travels.
Posted by: MacGeek2121   Posted on: 05/09/06 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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A Reasonable Person would agree.  jpr75_z | 05/06/06
Yeah, but compared to MS Windows & IE......  Mikael_z | 05/06/06
Maybe ...  HouseOfZen | 05/06/06
Lots of bla bla bla.....  Mikael_z | 05/06/06
...  toadlife | 05/06/06
This was expected.  Mikael_z | 05/06/06
Misguided?  toadlife | 05/06/06
A common phenomenon, excuses......  Mikael_z | 05/06/06
Being a software engineer doesn't qualify you to speak about security  toadlife | 05/06/06
Ummm... That's where you're wrong I'm afraid.  merlin747 | 05/07/06
Another software developer that doesn't get it.  toadlife | 05/07/06
One more thing I left out Merlin  toadlife | 05/07/06
Give it a rest toadlife  NonZealot | 05/08/06
Wrong approach, toad  maxsnorkel | 05/08/06
You can't see the forest through the trees  toadlife | 05/08/06
McAfee's statement is provably false  buddhistMonkey | 05/06/06
True but..............  Mikael_z | 05/06/06
In your dreams  TonyMcS | 05/07/06
That 5% figure is for sales only.  Mikael_z | 05/08/06
Bad logic  toadlife | 05/06/06
pretzel logic  buddhistMonkey | 05/08/06
Listening to McAfee FUD is bad logic too.  MacGeek2121 | 05/09/06
Worthless product.  Alpolio | 05/06/06
macafee  ddbpack@... | 05/06/06
Avast!  mikeybrass | 05/07/06
I did the same.  CKayote | 05/13/06
You're forgetting about the Mac's BIGGEST vulnerability.  Mr. Roboto | 05/06/06
Pride? Not me I have no ego.....I'm just doing what I always do  Laff | 05/08/06
Seven deadly sins  tic swayback | 05/08/06
what's to come  buddhistMonkey | 05/08/06
A better question  NonZealot | 05/08/06
future and present dangers  maxsnorkel | 05/08/06
Common Sense  MacGeek2121 | 05/09/06
Example of why Mac is vulnerable  glocks out | 05/08/06
vulnerable to what?  buddhistMonkey | 05/08/06
vulnerability? and ignorance  maxsnorkel | 05/08/06
Defence makes their case  Richard Flude | 05/06/06
Give 'em credit for being honest  toadlife | 05/07/06
But, but, I just saw a commercial...  PB_z | 05/08/06
Well let's just say that OSX instead of a "proof of concept"  Laff | 05/08/06
Ooooo, 140,000 sounds SCARY!!!  NonZealot | 05/08/06
The number of viruses does not make it unsafer  Michael Kelly | 05/08/06
Only if you run AV  NonZealot | 05/08/06
Malicious software can find ways into your PC.....  Mikael_z | 05/08/06
Explain yourself  NonZealot | 05/08/06
comercial is true, Macaffee wants $$$  Reverend MacFellow | 05/08/06
Two problems with the claim...  -hh | 05/08/06
Not even FUD, it's an outright lie  NonZealot | 05/08/06
Going out of business sale  tic swayback | 05/08/06
So McAfee experts say....  timoute | 05/08/06
These people are selling a product ya'll!  Reverend MacFellow | 05/08/06
we expect accuracy and honesty, and NOTHING LESS  maxsnorkel | 05/08/06
Misleading and flawed junk promoting  maxsnorkel | 05/08/06
Lies etc.  trm1945 | 05/08/06
piracy and viruses?  maxsnorkel | 05/10/06

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