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No smugness
Presently, the Macitosh remains a far safer system for internet usage. I know it's not invulnerable, and I know that no system ever will be. As usual, this particular vulnerability needs a person to do something to get infected. Since it doesn't need one to click 'yes' to anything, however, it is a flaw in Apple's own security. Let this be a boon to keep them working hard on security. Microsoft can hardly keep up with their issues, and I don't know what would happen if the Mac OS garnered so much attention from virus and malware writers.

I for one use my Mac without a firewall, because unlike a Windows machine, it isn't about to catch a half dozen viri for it. This remains a fact for which a Mac user can be just a bit "smug."
Posted by: ehwood   Posted on: 04/25/07 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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"Macs are vulnerable by default" - what a great headline  A.Typical Zork | 04/24/07
Yeah, what a load of trash. I've used a Mac since 1986  labarker | 04/25/07
Well, that puts a lot of people at ease  markdean | 04/25/07
i think his point was...  jjarman | 04/25/07
Point is:  MacGeek2121 | 04/25/07
Apple a small enough target?  rgathercoal@... | 05/04/07
No fanboys here to dispute the story.  mustangj36@... | 04/24/07
whenever there is fault to be placed...  linuxoverwindows | 04/25/07
Blame Java!  MacGeek2121 | 04/25/07
Where's the followup  Freebird54 | 04/25/07
Hmmm... Java huh?  slylabs13 | 04/25/07
?????????  rkuhn040172@... | 04/25/07
Zombe Windows Systems  lightandshadow | 04/25/07
Interesting  Boot_Agnostic | 04/25/07
Not Root Access  lightandshadow | 04/25/07
wow...so many fluff stories on this one sideshow  jjarman | 04/25/07
/agree  fuzzy2k | 04/25/07
Both Macs and Windows Systems are Vulnerable  Cardhu | 04/25/07
At least they can't get at MY DOG,  Feldwebel Wolfenstool | 04/25/07
OK thats 21 for Apple, and 650 fo Windows.....  rbert16000 | 04/25/07
As they said, that's 21 you know about  Heatlesssun1 | 04/25/07
Now to count the amount of smack talked  GekiritZ | 04/25/07
Zealotry and Name-Calling  Cardhu | 04/29/07
Again, the 2% solution  jc williams | 04/25/07
Not an opinion, a question  bathswife | 04/25/07
legitimate hacking  chickenbob2002 | 04/25/07
It's done by "honest" hackers.  JoeBob_z | 04/27/07
Mac hack  josjoslyn | 04/25/07
Get your facts in line  Doug_Alder | 04/25/07
About time the SMUG Mac Users got some come-uppance  Jeff Hayes | 04/25/07
No smugness  ehwood | 04/25/07
I Must Be Missing Something Here...  kbuscho | 04/25/07
You just sunk your own boat  Media Whore | 04/26/07
You Sunk Your Own Boat??  combrink | 04/26/07
Track record speaks for itself  lightandshadow | 04/26/07
Why do you uncritically repeat BS propaganda  JoeBob_z | 04/27/07
Apple User since 1986  dks_z | 04/29/07
PC User since 1986  thumpz99 | 05/01/07

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