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Anyone still believe that Apple doesn't have a patch day?
48 vulnerabilities fixed in one release. Hmm, either the developers happen to have finished 48 patches all on the same day or Apple bundles patches together and releases them some time after the patch was ready. This means Apple does not release patches the instant they are done. Nope, Apple sits on patches.

Now, before any of you Apple guys start getting really upset, let me clarify: bundling patches is not a bad thing. Apple is not doing a bad thing. Now, I want you to think about that the next time you guys suggest that MS's Patch Tuesday is the incarnation of evil. Think about it. Realize that Apple does exactly the same thing and then ask yourself why you feel it is bad when MS does it and great when Apple does it. If you start to doubt your position, just drink the kool-aid and write the post you were originally going to write where MS is evil for bundling patches. happy
Posted by: NonZealot   Posted on: 02/12/09  (Edited: 02/12/2009 @ 02:12) You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Anyone still believe that Apple doesn't have a patch day?  NonZealot | 02/12/09
The Apple is still doing a bad thing  Samic | 02/12/09
OS X is at 10%  frgough | 02/12/09
Too bad, it's still obscure.  Samic | 02/12/09
What is your point?  honeymonster | 02/12/09
That report contains some pretty good information  BillDem | 02/13/09
Just realize that  honeymonster | 02/13/09
@honeymonster  Axsimulate | 02/13/09
@Axsimulate  honeymonster | 02/13/09
Kidding, right?  honeymonster | 02/13/09
re: 10%  Badgered | 02/13/09
Fantastic analogy.  rtk | 02/13/09
Question  flynnclu | 02/16/09
Here's some ideas:  ye | 02/16/09
Re: Question  Badgered | 02/16/09
That's the big problem..  Chrissd | 02/19/09
9ft diameter is 33 times the area of  aldux | 02/16/09
Well then  honeymonster | 02/16/09
At the risk of stating the obvious....  aldux | 02/16/09
aldux  Badgered | 02/16/09
Excellent!  Badgered | 02/16/09
Of course Apple has a patch day.  A Grain of Salt | 02/12/09
How about...  daMan25 | 02/13/09
Na-na-na NAH naahh nah!  gigogogogown | 02/13/09
I don't count 48  h_lewis | 02/14/09
Almost  Chrissd | 02/19/09
PS This also proves OS X is less secure than Windows  NonZealot | 02/12/09
Surely you're joking  UGottaBKidding | 02/12/09
One word.... "Conficker"  ShoreLeave | 02/12/09
But oddly still causing problems....big ones.  UGottaBKidding | 02/12/09
Yah.. It happens when people DON'T patch..n/t  Wolfie2K3 | 02/12/09
Tell that to Houston  jaypeg | 02/12/09
I'm familiar with the Houston IT staff...  LiquidLearner | 02/13/09
So it's not a problem that Windows has lousy security? Riiiiiight! [NT]  Mikael_z | 02/13/09
Apply the same standards to Apple  NonZealot | 02/13/09
@NonZealot - I think you counted wrong  h_lewis | 02/14/09
RTFC  Chrissd | 02/19/09
Convo finisher  Chrissd | 02/19/09
Another word...no firewall  Heatlesssun1 | 02/12/09
Not True  iMouse | 02/12/09
Correction  iMouse | 02/12/09
Yes it is true  Heatlesssun1 | 02/13/09
My bad  veer01 | 02/12/09
Difference between vulnerability and exploit  honeymonster | 02/12/09
The difference between Microsoft & Apple are night & day  Intellihence | 02/14/09
Vulnerability!=Exploit. Vulnerabilities makes an OS insecure. Not exploits  honeymonster | 02/14/09
Because something is not ....  ShadeTree | 02/13/09
But "YOU" are more secure if you live in a house  James Quinn | 02/13/09
The problem is ....  ShadeTree | 02/13/09
The problem is that there is a current Windows  James Quinn | 02/13/09
It's called basic math.  ye | 02/15/09
OK I get the math but that was not my point....  James Quinn | 02/16/09
@James Quinn: I do not disagree that OS X is safer...  ye | 02/16/09
Well by that standard.........  James Quinn | 02/17/09
@James Quinn: Since you didn't provide a single name of...  ye | 02/17/09
I think I've said this on more than one occasion....  James Quinn | 02/18/09
@James Quinn: Then the point you were attempting to make in the...  ye | 02/18/09
And......  James Quinn | 02/13/09
Clueless as usual I see.  ShadeTree | 02/13/09
Explain the "real world" damage that the worst  James Quinn | 02/13/09
Remote execution...  justanitguy | 02/13/09
So you have nothin eh?  James Quinn | 02/13/09
Are you including presence in business networks?  xuniL_z | 02/16/09
See my answer to Ye......above.  James Quinn | 02/16/09
don't feed the troll. n/m  lostarchitect | 02/12/09
So right.  honeymonster | 02/13/09
You forgot the word "disclosed"  h_lewis | 02/14/09
Are you suggesting  honeymonster | 02/15/09
You've misinterpreted h_lewis  snberk341 | 02/15/09
Then by all means tell us why you believe it's more secure.  ye | 02/15/09
Its simple really  snberk341 | 02/16/09
@snberk341: You didn't answer the question.  ye | 02/16/09
@ye  snberk341 | 02/16/09
@snberk341: So let me see if I understand you correctly.  ye | 02/16/09
@Ye  snberk341 | 02/16/09
Not as simple, but you got one thing almost right  honeymonster | 02/16/09
@snberk341: Strawman response.  ye | 02/16/09
@ye - you should re-read his message.  h_lewis | 02/16/09
@h_lewis: I don't care if you or he doesn't like my tone.  ye | 02/16/09
@ye  snberk341 | 02/17/09
@snberk341: We can reasonably say Apple has more because...  ye | 02/17/09
What are you on about?  absent | 02/15/09
I've heard elsewhere 2.2 million Win basedPCs are being owned.  Intellihence | 02/12/09
Interesting  honeymonster | 02/12/09
Look into the affected areas.  CrashPad | 02/16/09
48 Patches - yet another reason for apple fans to shut up  hamobu | 02/12/09
Funny  frgough | 02/12/09
EXACTLY. n/m  lostarchitect | 02/12/09
Eat crow fanboys  hamobu | 02/12/09
what's your point? n/m  lostarchitect | 02/12/09
The point...  Badgered | 02/17/09
Short and selective memory on your part  hamobu | 02/12/09
i'm cheering.. once again Apple fixes holes before exploits are written..  doctorSpoc | 02/13/09
Exactly why I love Apple.  ashdude | 02/14/09
Odd  frgough | 02/12/09
Umm, I'm a Mac  Ryan Naraine ZDNet Moderator | 02/12/09
And with that revelation from Ryan...  MGP2 | 02/12/09
rofl... I'm thinking no. (NT)  Badgered | 02/13/09
Says alot about someone's character...  MGP2 | 02/13/09
Being a mac  honeymonster | 02/13/09
A poster with an agenda of his own  Mikael_z | 02/15/09
Resorting to profanities and ad hominem attacks  honeymonster | 02/15/09
I need a drink...  oncall | 02/12/09
...whew, that was a toughie!  iMouse | 02/12/09
Why even waste your time?  xuniL_z | 02/16/09
Vulnerabilities != Exploits  iMouse | 02/12/09
yeah right!  Quy8_1 | 02/12/09
Your analogy works if....  msalzberg | 02/12/09
you analogy doesn't fly...  doctorSpoc | 02/13/09
"no way around it.. you are just ...  justanitguy | 02/13/09
And why do you think that is?  honeymonster | 02/12/09
Because...  MGP2 | 02/13/09
And....  DotNetWill | 02/13/09
Ok, I apologize in advance.  rtk | 02/13/09
In windows it does!  MyMac | 02/13/09
Wrong......  CrashPad | 02/16/09
What I'm grateful for....  James Quinn | 02/13/09
LMAO  ejhonda | 02/13/09
This means nothing to me...  BitTwiddler | 02/13/09
I hope you implement some security protocols on the machines you clean  Heatlesssun1 | 02/13/09
Where do you surf???  CrashPad | 02/16/09
Apple update question  Stan57 | 02/13/09
updates  Axsimulate | 02/13/09
RE: Apple Patch Day: Gaping Mac OS X, Safari vulnerabilities  jjnewb | 02/13/09
ummm...  doh123 | 02/13/09
Ah yes, the standard Apple apology  NonZealot | 02/13/09
Sometimes it just doesn't work out...  h_lewis | 02/14/09
Right  Axsimulate | 02/13/09
Then give it to me...  zkiwi | 02/13/09
Make me an offer  jjnewb | 02/14/09
Offer?  zkiwi | 02/14/09
I hope you returned it.  h_lewis | 02/14/09
You guys are easy  jjnewb | 02/15/09
So, you deliberately fibbed in order to provoke a response....  snberk341 | 02/15/09
RE: Apple Patch Day: Gaping Mac OS X, Safari vulnerabilities  Monkeypox | 02/13/09
I wouldn't know...  Sleeper Service | 02/13/09
RE: Apple Patch Day: Gaping Mac OS X, Safari vulnerabilities  ernestpark | 02/13/09
Interesting  honeymonster | 02/13/09
Funny thing...  gfeier | 02/13/09
Say hi to Conficker?  NonZealot | 02/13/09
You guys...  gfeier | 02/13/09
Glad to see you admit you prefer Windows  NonZealot | 02/14/09
Cite your sources  h_lewis | 02/14/09
Oh, and pirated copies most likely to be hit  NonZealot | 02/13/09
I don't need to.  h_lewis | 02/14/09
Because vulnerability != exploit  honeymonster | 02/13/09
age and vulnerability  ernestpark | 02/13/09
RE: Apple Patch Day: Gaping Mac OS X, Safari vulnerabilities  Agnostique | 02/13/09
NeXTSTEP and BSD may have been better  honeymonster | 02/13/09
This is not a happy camper  honeymonster | 02/13/09
He is obviously an M$ $hill  NonZealot | 02/13/09
RE: Apple Patch Day: Gaping Mac OS X, Safari vulnerabilities  jimk_z | 02/13/09
RE: Apple Patch Day: Gaping Mac OS X, Safari vulnerabilities  ChrisOPeterson | 02/14/09
On UAC and attention  honeymonster | 02/15/09
You keep touting this IBM study..  msalzberg | 02/16/09
Until you can show otherwise it does say what he thinks it does.  ye | 02/16/09
No. You can't prove..  msalzberg | 02/16/09
I must prove nothing. The study shows OS X has more...  ye | 02/17/09
Wrong.  msalzberg | 02/17/09
@msalzberg: I did not say you claimed. I said:  ye | 02/17/09
Substitute "safe" for "secure" and I agree.  ye | 02/15/09
@ye...  msalzberg | 02/17/09
Only a pedantic fanboi attempting to obsfucate an argument cares.  ye | 02/17/09
You totally nailed it  NonZealot | 02/17/09
wrong thread - sorry (nt)  snberk341 | 02/17/09
You must have missed...  msalzberg | 02/17/09
Because it *is* proof.  ye | 02/17/09
No, still not proof.  msalzberg | 02/17/09
Strawman argument.  ye | 02/17/09
Do you even read your own posts?  msalzberg | 02/17/09
@msalzberg: You're getting desperate. Do you know what...  ye | 02/18/09
@ye..  msalzberg | 02/18/09
@msalzberg: I didn't write those definitions.  ye | 02/18/09
RE: Apple Patch Day: Gaping Mac OS X, Safari vulnerabilities  Chrissd | 02/19/09
RE: Apple Patch Day: Gaping Mac OS X, Safari vulnerabilities  dev-null | 02/24/09
Hey now,  rtk | 02/24/09
target quantity AND quality  michael.tindall@... | 03/02/09

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