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RE: XP, Vista, or Windows 7: Which OS is more secure?  SomeCritic | 08/18/09
ok, right  ozguy | 08/18/09
Actually...  914four | 08/20/09
Seriously?  alkanshel | 08/19/09
Solaris 10  914four | 08/20/09
Drive encryption.  CobraA1 | 08/20/09
Easier Way  Boykin01 | 08/19/09
Or boot from a flash drive  alkanshel | 08/19/09
That's not proof  beoz | 08/19/09
Actually...  keoz | 08/19/09
Trolling again Ed???  Mark Grobler | 08/19/09
Seems it takes very little  JasonJD48 | 08/20/09
That is GOD'S OWN TRUTH!!!  nbahn | 08/21/09
For the record...  JasonJD48 | 08/22/09
Oh, please . . .  CobraA1 | 08/20/09
Without reading the article first:  NStalnecker | 08/18/09
Reasonable metric?  rgod8855 | 08/18/09
Apples and Oranges  zenwalker | 08/19/09
Re: Reasonable metric  Railroad Buff | 08/19/09
Not so  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 08/19/09
Re: Reasonable metric  Railroad Buff | 08/19/09
I'm happy with my methodology, thanks  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 08/19/09
Yeah, right!  tealcat | 08/19/09
Most Insecure?  sirpaul1 | 08/19/09
I hesitate to call you a liar BUT...  nbahn | 08/19/09
Reasonable metric?  pseudoperson | 08/19/09
Wrong metric  Mikael_z | 08/20/09
Well  mtgarden | 08/20/09
Just who's the oxy-(MORON)?  kaninelupus | 08/21/09
Probably  CobraA1 | 08/20/09
FUD galore  AldoWatts | 09/01/09
easy question  tech_walker | 08/18/09
Additionally...  jamesrayg | 08/19/09
agreed  shellcodes_coder | 08/19/09
Perhaps true,  pseudoperson | 08/19/09
You can hide users in Vista/7  JasonJD48 | 08/19/09
Interesting...  pseudoperson | 08/20/09
RE: Interesting  JasonJD48 | 08/20/09
one way... (VHP = Vista Home Prem)  pseudoperson | 08/20/09
I tried that  JasonJD48 | 08/20/09
Of course...  keoz | 08/19/09
I'm afraid that I don't follow you.  nbahn | 08/20/09
Uh...  jamesrayg | 08/20/09
I'll explain  kaninelupus | 08/21/09
@jamesrayg & kaninelupus--Thanks for your replies; I now understand. (N/T)  nbahn | 08/21/09
For me it's Windows 7 or bust!  GoodThings2Life | 08/19/09
Win7 or bust!  gavin142 | 08/20/09
The one with intelligent users  Boot_Agnostic | 08/19/09
Excellent point. nt  ye | 08/19/09
The difference is  frgough | 08/19/09
The difference  beoz | 08/19/09
I'm not an MSCE and I...  JasonJD48 | 08/19/09
The biggest single threat  gavin142 | 08/20/09
Agreed  JasonJD48 | 08/20/09
Here's A Source For A Similar Quote  nbahn | 08/21/09
AMEN to that!!  kaninelupus | 08/21/09
Thats because  The 'G-Man.' | 08/19/09
RE: XP, Vista, or Windows 7: Which OS is more secure?  Loverock Davidson | 08/19/09
No takers.  CounterEthicsCommissioner-23034636492738337469105860790963 | 08/19/09
Taker...  Viva la crank dodo | 08/19/09
I found most viruses/malware on my network  JasonJD48 | 08/19/09
Hey moderators, in your zeal to delete posts...  NonZealot | 08/19/09
Actually... (I stand corrected; Good work moderators)  Viva la crank dodo | 08/19/09
No bias, just humans trying to do a good job  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 08/19/09
Thank you Ed and your moderators...  JCitizen | 08/19/09
JCitizen, I agree with your sentiments.....  nbahn | 08/19/09
Glad to see you here on ZDNet..  JCitizen | 08/20/09
I feel the same way, except  JasonJD48 | 08/20/09
Fair enough  Viva la crank dodo | 08/21/09
I can only say this in response.....  nbahn | 08/21/09
nbahn  JasonJD48 | 08/21/09
Thanks...  Viva la crank dodo | 08/19/09
Ed, I'd just like to give a word of thanks to the moderator(s). (N/T)  nbahn | 08/19/09
Just a question though....  kaninelupus | 08/21/09
I was  Viva la crank dodo | 08/21/09
Yeah I wouldn't mind it being deleted.  CounterEthicsCommissioner-23034636492738337469105860790963 | 08/19/09
HA! I know what you mean there! laugh ...(nt)  JCitizen | 08/19/09
It's getting to be a little too much.  ye | 08/20/09
trouble is  kaninelupus | 08/21/09
I understand this.  ye | 08/21/09
I Agree (Respecfully, Of Course) (N/T)  nbahn | 08/21/09
RE: XP, Vista, or Windows 7: Which OS is more secure?  pcs800@... | 08/19/09
lol  keoz | 08/19/09
Huhhh??  kaninelupus | 08/21/09
Don't make your life so hard  mswift@... | 09/24/09
Actually, there was a Windows 7 patch  JazzGuyy | 08/19/09
Patch for Win7 RC, NOT Win7 final!  ep-man | 08/21/09
Security Depends on the User  wwgorman | 08/19/09
You can't seriously believe this....  heppy_@... | 08/19/09
Silly Metric  davidhayes | 08/19/09
This is laughable  payton@... | 08/19/09
WOW! I must have missed something...  pseudoperson | 08/19/09
XP had an achilles heel  kaninelupus | 08/21/09
WOW!  Jeremy W | 08/19/09
Careful, Jeremy  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 08/19/09
Bring 'em on, Ed!  Dietrich T. Schmitz | 08/19/09
Would you believe... I agree?  vulpine@... | 08/19/09
Yeah I want to see them.  CounterEthicsCommissioner-23034636492738337469105860790963 | 08/19/09
Go ahead, post them...  Jeremy W | 08/20/09
*facepalm*  Sleeper Service | 08/20/09
At the risk of once again..  JCitizen | 08/22/09
I have the numbers for Apple here if you want to see them.  Jeremy W | 08/22/09
Staggering numbers  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 08/22/09
So...  Jeremy W | 08/25/09
Monopoly-they have no alternative  otaddy | 08/19/09
Yeah, I don't see a monopoly either  beoz | 08/19/09
Sure...  Wintel BSOD | 08/20/09
There's no barrier to entry  beoz | 08/20/09
Time to revisit that...  Wintel BSOD | 08/21/09
The alternatives  JasonJD48 | 08/19/09
I can't believe you said that!  nbahn | 08/20/09
Was aware...  JasonJD48 | 08/20/09
Point Taken -- Buuuuuut.....  nbahn | 08/22/09
Ok  JasonJD48 | 08/22/09
@jason...  JCitizen | 08/22/09
Not when you walk into BestBuy you don't...  Wintel BSOD | 08/20/09
By the same token ... walk into an Apple store ...  de-void | 08/20/09
As I said before...  Wintel BSOD | 08/20/09
Reply's above  beoz | 08/20/09
And I won't double post except ...  Wintel BSOD | 08/21/09
Best Buy sells Macs.  Sleeper Service | 08/20/09
Who says you have to buy from Best Buy?  otaddy | 08/20/09
You don't  Wintel BSOD | 08/20/09
And since they sell Macs...  Sleeper Service | 08/21/09
No it's not  Wintel BSOD | 08/21/09
gimme a break!  kaninelupus | 08/21/09
NOT A GOOD YARD STICK  dobick@... | 08/19/09
What are you talking about?  payton@... | 08/19/09
..talking about?  pseudoperson | 08/19/09
You're confused.  Lester Young | 08/19/09
20% market share?  pseudoperson | 08/19/09
The stats he refers to...  Sleeper Service | 08/20/09
Its a solid metric from one perspective.  JasonJD48 | 08/22/09
skewed  dobick@... | 08/19/09
Yep  dobick@... | 08/19/09
RE: XP, Vista, or Windows 7: Which OS is more secure?  rick@... | 08/19/09
It's good healthy open discusion....  pseudoperson | 08/19/09
RE: XP, Vista, or Windows 7: Which OS is more secure?  RichardES | 08/19/09
More use XP, less use Vista  D2 Ultima | 08/19/09
RE: XP, Vista, or Windows 7: Which OS is more secure?  cosuna | 08/19/09
See previous response to dobci@  Lester Young | 08/19/09
Hmmm...  voldar | 08/19/09
The Stupid User  erikswanson | 08/19/09
Those users  voldar | 08/21/09
I'd disagree...  pseudoperson | 08/19/09
lol  keoz | 08/19/09
Your security metric is lacking market share  Li1t | 08/19/09
Another confused one.  Lester Young | 08/19/09
hmmmm.....  pseudoperson | 08/19/09
depends on how many people want to jump up and down on it  FriBaby | 08/19/09
7  ardentmoth | 08/19/09
RE: XP, Vista, or Windows 7: Which OS is more secure?  cfrobw | 08/19/09
Compared to XP anything looks good  stenman@... | 08/19/09
The vulns of Vista, OSX and Linux......  Lester Young | 08/19/09
RE: XP, Vista, or Windows 7: Which OS is more secure?  vulpine@... | 08/19/09
RE: XP, Vista, or Windows 7: Which OS is more secure?  dch1969 | 08/19/09
Trick question?  Tom6 | 08/19/09
See previous comment.  Lester Young | 08/19/09
There you go again, Ed...  WAB6 | 08/19/09
Answer:  CounterEthicsCommissioner-23034636492738337469105860790963 | 08/19/09
No it's not  D2 Ultima | 08/19/09
Very insightful post. Thanks.  CounterEthicsCommissioner-23034636492738337469105860790963 | 08/19/09
actually  keoz | 08/19/09
Interesting  JasonJD48 | 08/19/09
hammer and a nail?  pseudoperson | 08/19/09
Bill, may I ask why  voldar | 08/19/09
You've never had to help an "average" user with a problem...  D2 Ultima | 08/19/09
In fact I do  voldar | 08/19/09
Since user training not a cost to consider...  gkp00co | 08/19/09
3 points of failure  beoz | 08/19/09
Points  gkp00co | 08/19/09
@ the above  beoz | 08/20/09
Excellent posts you two!  JCitizen | 08/22/09
A point missed  mswift@... | 09/24/09
Look at point #3...  JCitizen | 09/26/09
Yes, you are right (in part)  voldar | 08/19/09
Dead On  blackband707 | 08/19/09
The learning curve  JasonJD48 | 08/19/09
You mean he's suggesting.......  Lester Young | 08/19/09
RE: XP, Vista, or Windows 7: Which OS is more secure?  tgunn@... | 08/19/09
Doesn't matter..  Narg | 08/19/09
Exactly  wwgorman | 08/19/09
RE: XP, Vista, or Windows 7: Which OS is more secure?  ropratt | 08/19/09
Read it again.  Lester Young | 08/19/09
RE: XP, Vista, or Windows 7: Which OS is more secure?  shanedr | 08/19/09
Read the article again.  Lester Young | 08/19/09
None of them  emenau | 08/19/09
RE: XP, Vista, or Windows 7: Which OS is more secure?  chriso144 | 08/19/09
What "critical" updates?  flboffin | 08/19/09
RE: XP, Vista, or Windows 7: Which OS is more secure?  bomert@... | 08/19/09
Is the methodology sound?  pwn0tr0n | 08/19/09
More tinfoil, please  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 08/19/09
That same 'thriving security industry  CounterEthicsCommissioner-23034636492738337469105860790963 | 08/19/09
No doubt then  JasonJD48 | 08/20/09
They've had their chops busted before...  jasonp@... | 08/20/09
Zdnet link  Viva la crank dodo | 08/20/09
May have been valid...  JasonJD48 | 08/19/09
Tinfoil stupidity and FUD  honeymonster | 08/20/09
RE: XP, Vista, or Windows 7: Which OS is more secure?  pwn0tr0n | 08/19/09
RE: XP, Vista, or Windows 7: Which OS is more secure?  bidenj | 08/19/09
RE: XP, Vista, or Windows 7: Which OS is more secure?  enterprisesoft | 08/19/09
MyOS is the securest!  zedubal | 08/19/09
Lol - that's the Ultimate Bott Metric rebuttal!  CounterEthicsCommissioner-23034636492738337469105860790963 | 08/19/09
Not really  JasonJD48 | 08/19/09
Win or Linux - does it matter?  CoglinIT | 08/19/09
It doesn't, people just love fanclubs  beoz | 08/19/09
RE: XP, Vista, or Windows 7: Which OS is more secure?  erniem1970@... | 08/19/09
Oh God not the Norton Hog  blackband707 | 08/19/09
I'd think that the answer to Ed's question is...  zkiwi | 08/19/09
Vista had a significant "edge edge" over XP...  bolscher@... | 08/19/09
RE: XP, Vista, or Windows 7: Which OS is more secure?  jnienhaus1 | 08/19/09
RE: XP, Vista, or Windows 7: Which OS is more secure?  wanderson | 08/19/09
What I learned in journalism school  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 08/19/09
Wow, harsh  erikswanson | 08/19/09
Remind me never to have a conversation  JasonJD48 | 08/19/09
You really can't win Ed.  tonymcs@... | 08/19/09
Did they teach you in journalism school...  jasonp@... | 08/20/09
When someone starts their comment...  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 08/20/09
I believe jasonp...  Viva la crank dodo | 08/20/09
Continuation of Folly  wanderson | 08/22/09
Three years  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 08/22/09
Now if you can stop ascribing motives...  Jeremy W | 08/26/09
Ok  JasonJD48 | 08/26/09
"it does not automatically mean that they are partial" (sic)  Jeremy W | 08/29/09
Impartiality  JasonJD48 | 09/09/09
RE: XP, Vista, or Windows 7: Which OS is more secure?  garwer22@... | 08/19/09
RE: XP, Vista, or Windows 7: Which OS is more secure?  deowll | 08/19/09
RE: XP, Vista, or Windows 7: Which OS is more secure?  ssubrama2000 | 08/19/09
Poor 'metric'  CPPDEV | 08/20/09
By your metric...  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 08/20/09
Poorer Metric  JasonJD48 | 08/20/09
RE: XP, Vista, or Windows 7: Which OS is more secure?  Epir | 08/20/09
RE: XP, Vista, or Windows 7: Which OS is more secure?  s.kaleem@... | 08/20/09
Patches delivered automatically on Tuesdays?  d.s.williams | 08/20/09
Which patch are you referring to?  ye | 08/20/09
RE: XP, Vista, or Windows 7: Which OS is more secure?  914four | 08/20/09
RE: XP, Vista, or Windows 7: Which OS is more secure?  jakenhauser23 | 08/20/09
OK, whatever you say  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 08/20/09
Your entitled to your opinion but...  JasonJD48 | 08/20/09
An what expetise/qualifications do you offer??  kaninelupus | 08/21/09
My experience  jakenhauser23 | 08/21/09
Vista didn't make it  sk.dunnage@... | 08/20/09
RE: XP, Vista, or Windows 7: Which OS is more secure?  beoz | 08/20/09
I'm going to say 7  JasonJD48 | 08/20/09
It was a mistake to keep XP alive  jscott418 | 08/21/09
Hmmm  JasonJD48 | 08/21/09
RE: XP, Vista, or Windows 7: Which OS is more secure?  jsonok | 08/21/09
Unfair comparison.  Hates Idiots | 08/21/09
Give it time - security fades as an OS ages  Clif Westbrook | 09/03/09
RE: XP, Vista, or Windows 7: Which OS is more secure?  ramien@... | 09/24/09

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