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Nope no quest or defesive talk....just curiosity?
Do you really have that much money and time?

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Posted by: Laff   Posted on: 04/23/07 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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I'm interested to know  zkiwi | 04/20/07
I don't think so.  xuniL_z | 04/22/07
Then thing again.  Fil0403 | 04/28/07
Here  Fil0403 | 04/28/07
Thanks Shane!  Fred Fredrickson | 04/20/07
Unless...  comp_indiana | 04/20/07
No mockery whatsoever  YinToYourYang-22527499 | 04/21/07
Well "safer" does not mean perfect...so does it?  Laff | 04/23/07
No, indeed not. Apparently it means  xuniL_z | 04/23/07
As long as I don't get an exploit I'm OK with that...:)  Laff | 04/23/07
RE: As long as I don't get an exploit I'm OK with that...:)  xuniL_z | 04/23/07
Hmmm, which would I rather deal with?  maldain | 04/23/07
hmmmmmm.....do you even know  xuniL_z | 04/23/07
Vista Exploits  SGIOctane2 | 04/23/07
Well, when you have a fractional  xuniL_z | 04/24/07
Mockery?  Swift48 | 04/23/07
Well done sir!  tic swayback | 04/20/07
And this differs from Windows how?  ye | 04/20/07
Windows would survive less  ITGuy04 | 04/20/07
Windows hacked remotely in 15 minutes; Mac never hacked remotely  YinToYourYang-22527499 | 04/21/07
What version of Windows?  NonZealot | 04/21/07
You make me laugh...  SquishyParts | 04/21/07
I'm a PC, and I've never been hacked  dansen926 | 04/22/07
I do use a firewall  xuniL_z | 04/22/07
You might not know this...  billbryan516 | 04/23/07
We burn Macs for the fun of it  John Zern | 04/22/07
Nope no quest or defesive talk....just curiosity?  Laff | 04/23/07
Actually, No.  John Zern | 04/23/07
It differs in a couple ways  tic swayback | 04/21/07
Is this not becoming a bit ridiculous?  GuidingLight | 04/23/07
It's a legit exploit  tic swayback | 04/23/07
Social Engineering  3D0G | 04/23/07
This is an easy one.  John Zern | 04/22/07
Are you sure?  zkiwi | 04/23/07
And therein lies the problem  xuniL_z | 04/23/07
Well...  zkiwi | 04/23/07
hardy har harr  xuniL_z | 04/24/07
Just how much did they relax the rules?  Ken_z | 04/20/07
It is a normal consumer setup  YinToYourYang-22527499 | 04/21/07
As has Apple  GuidingLight | 04/23/07
wounder if the fixes that went in yesterday fix this? nt  doctorSpoc | 04/20/07
To the victor goes the spoils...  Mike Cox | 04/20/07
4.5 Not your best work Mike!! Nt  bka1959 | 04/21/07
Same Old Material Mike  Blogsworth | 04/21/07
MacBook hacked in contest at security event  Loverock Davidson | 04/20/07
If it makes you feel better to believe this...  comp_indiana | 04/20/07
It's too bad  Loverock Davidson | 04/21/07
It's all about the love  dansen926 | 04/22/07
You are Exactly right in both cases.  xuniL_z | 04/22/07
Yeah...  jasonp@... | 04/22/07
Good for you, Loverock!  Zeppo9191 | 04/23/07
Does this sound familiar, Loverock?  Zeppo9191 | 04/23/07
It's called "probability" -  deleweye | 04/23/07
One exploit compared to 114000!  netzd | 04/20/07
Oh it's confirmed  zkiwi | 04/20/07
Oh, but if there were details, it would lose it's FUD!  comp_indiana | 04/20/07
This isn't about security. It's about Microsoft marketing  YinToYourYang-22527499 | 04/21/07
Grow the heck up, allready  John Zern | 04/22/07
I'll take this one.  xuniL_z | 04/22/07
Well...  zkiwi | 04/22/07
Yes.  xuniL_z | 04/23/07
Well...  zkiwi | 04/23/07
I'm noticed  xuniL_z | 04/23/07
Seriously  zkiwi | 04/23/07
Wow!!  xuniL_z | 04/24/07
Yeah we've been have "GREAT" luch with Vista..sheeezzzz!  Laff | 04/23/07
Nobody ever said it was going to be easy.  xuniL_z | 04/23/07
Apple seems to be doing fine and I don't sense fear.  Laff | 04/23/07
Yeah, if it only went that far, but.....  xuniL_z | 04/23/07
well  Badgered | 04/23/07
Ah, but not just any exploit  YinToYourYang-22527499 | 04/21/07
Without any proof???  No_Ax_to_Grind | 04/22/07
Wait a minute has this "exploit" been released in the wild?  Laff | 04/23/07
Sponsor?  3D0G | 04/23/07
re: Wait a minute...  Badgered | 04/23/07
Nope..but this "exploit" did depend on the social engineer factor  Laff | 04/23/07
amazing  Badgered | 04/23/07
Doesn't rely on social engineering at all  NonZealot | 04/23/07
And what should I learn from this?  Laff | 04/23/07
Then why pay more for a Mac?  NonZealot | 04/23/07
As I've said before "No exploits in and of itself translates into better"  Laff | 04/23/07
MacBook "hacked"....  middle of nowhere | 04/20/07
the MacBook Pro was NOT hacked.  Pederson | 04/21/07
Now we are redefinig exploits?  NonZealot | 04/21/07
According to Microsoft....  Rick_K | 04/21/07
Your definition is wrong.  xuniL_z | 04/22/07
Wrong - IE _IS_ required for the OS  jacarter3 | 04/23/07
Not what I meant.  xuniL_z | 04/23/07
Really?  Rick_K | 04/23/07
Actually I'm not wrong.  Rick_K | 04/23/07
Sorry but you are wrong again.  xuniL_z | 04/23/07
No it's you...  Rick_K | 04/23/07
dumb logic  xuniL_z | 04/23/07
And you claim that...  Rick_K | 04/23/07
Rick_K knows better than the Firefox coders  NonZealot | 04/23/07
Rick_K and Rendering Engines...  Gazok | 04/23/07
Rick....  xuniL_z | 04/24/07
Rendering Engines  Patrick Jones | 04/22/07
You can remove DNS Services from Windows Server  PB_z | 04/22/07
Yes..  Patrick Jones | 04/23/07
ZING!  John Zern | 04/22/07
NZ is redefining 'exploit' for us.  Mr_Dave | 04/23/07
NZ is really  Rick_K | 04/23/07
Haha, look at all the scared zealots!!!  NonZealot | 04/21/07
Message has been deleted.  SquishyParts | 04/22/07
"Easily" you did catch the part where the rules were loosened up right?  Laff | 04/23/07
OSX users rarely surf the net?  NonZealot | 04/23/07
How do I know....THAT would be news!!  Laff | 04/23/07
Why?  NonZealot | 04/23/07
Was that spyware or addware?  Laff | 04/23/07
indeed  Badgered | 04/23/07
Tru Dat!!!  Laff | 04/23/07
I really think...  RocketEater | 04/23/07
Non Zealot? I don't think so  murdock@... | 04/23/07
Wow!  SquishyParts | 04/21/07
Relaxing restrictions, not the real deal  Boot_Agnostic | 04/21/07
In other words, the final result was already known, and guaranteed...  BitTwiddler | 04/23/07
mac users are just jealous...  jjarman | 04/23/07
Question  People | 04/23/07
Story still developing  dragosani | 04/23/07
Question  People | 04/23/07
An unprotected Windows box  Swift48 | 04/23/07
Links please!  NonZealot | 04/23/07
Well he did say "Windows" and a lot of people out there  Laff | 04/23/07
You do that  Rick_K | 04/23/07
Vista come infected...  Rick_K | 04/23/07
That might be funny, IF Apple didn't ship  xuniL_z | 04/23/07
It would be funny...  Rick_K | 04/23/07
Actually  Badgered | 04/23/07
Actually...  UbiquitousGeek | 04/23/07
Actually, your argument makes no sense  xuniL_z | 04/24/07
UbiquitousGeek  Badgered | 04/24/07
If you checked on the facts.  Rick_K | 04/24/07
LOL  Badgered | 04/24/07
LOL....oh Rick man....lol...yoiu kill me.  xuniL_z | 04/24/07
So you are saying that Apple  xuniL_z | 04/24/07
Why would the...  Rick_K | 04/24/07
On what grounds or data  xuniL_z | 04/24/07
by that do you mean  Badgered | 04/23/07
Might depend on the Windows version might it not?  Laff | 04/23/07
well  Badgered | 04/23/07
Hit or miss, who cares?  UbiquitousGeek | 04/23/07
i think it's telling that the hacker's platform of choice is OS X...  doctorSpoc | 04/23/07
Open Your Source or Suffer  bcroner | 04/25/07
Don't Be Ignorant or Shut Up  Fil0403 | 04/28/07
MacBook hacked (again) in security event  Fil0403 | 04/28/07
Aw, how lame! I've used Macs since 1986  labarker | 05/03/07

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