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Let's look at this:
From Secunia - the number of vulnerabilities in 2006:

OSX - 9:
http://secunia.com/product/96/#advisories_2006

Windows XP Pro - 26:
http://secunia.com/product/22/#advisories_2006

Most of the Apple patches cause crashes not gaping security holes like the Microsoft patches.

There's a difference in a patch that fixes something and one that becomes a security risk. Apple and MS both have a lot of the former. The latter are mainly MS's domain.

Ask yourself this: Many people want to see OSX be declared as insecure. These holes are known. Why have there not been any PoC exploits at all with them? The only "hacking" done to OSX was the wireless thing last week....

Could it be that maybe, just maybe OSX is more secure than Windows?

I could care less what you think - I use both platforms daily and the Mac in the long run has been more stable and reliable (and secure) than anything coming out of Microsoft, EVER.
Posted by: ITGuy04   Posted on: 08/09/06 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Another hefty patch month for Microsoft  Loverock Davidson | 08/08/06
Agreed  Ediseye | 08/08/06
Loverock why are you still being hypocritical ?  Intellihence | 08/08/06
he's just a troll  barsteward | 08/09/06
Let me get this straight  Loverock Davidson | 08/09/06
Just wait a couple of hours...  Mr. Roboto | 08/08/06
TThen go buy a Linux box and STOP WHINING  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/08/06
Shut Up And Get Your Fat Balding Head Out Of Your Butt  itanalyst | 08/08/06
Another well thought out, informative post (not)  Scrat | 08/09/06
Not Thick Enough  itanalyst | 08/09/06
Waiting  Loverock Davidson | 08/08/06
Did you read the article?  tangent001 | 08/09/06
Double Standards  zzz1234567890 | 08/08/06
There you go again with those pesky danged facts.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/08/06
This is Zdnet  Boot_Agnostic | 08/08/06
The bias is industry wide  georgeou | 08/08/06
Your Bias is Showing.....  LazLong | 08/08/06
If only MS could get a voice on ZDNet;-)  Richard Flude | 08/08/06
Let's take this further  ITGuy04 | 08/08/06
Wow  Qbt | 08/08/06
Let's look at this:  ITGuy04 | 08/09/06
So then why do you run windows at all?  shraven | 08/09/06
heh  b.d.hi | 08/09/06
I have run the numbers  georgeou | 08/09/06
You ran a sensationalistic piece  ITGuy04 | 08/09/06
counting problem  TroyJohnson | 08/09/06
Classic MS Craftmanship ... wink  michael_t | 08/08/06
You Think Vista Will Fix This?  itanalyst | 08/08/06
Hey, I have high respect for XP SP3 errhhmm Vista ... wink  michael_t | 08/08/06
Let's see  Qbt | 08/08/06
Well, MS still hasTEN times as many defects as Apple  michael_t | 08/08/06
Can't we all just fight along  Boot_Agnostic | 08/08/06
If that happens  Psyjack | 08/09/06
For you and want you do, yes  Boot_Agnostic | 08/09/06
Christ on Toast, People!  tangent001 | 08/09/06
Wait till they Start Charging us wink  Aaron A Baker | 08/10/06
They can only release a new OS  Boot_Agnostic | 08/14/06

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