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"believe most people would acknowledged Mac OS X as the most advanced and user friendly OS today, OpenBSD as the most secure, Linux as the most free and windows as the most popular with the greatest software and hardware support."

Most users don't know anything about OSX, FreeBSD or Linux, that is why or because most people run Windows.

"How you can call windows the "best" OS when surveys find 80% of people using it and connected to the web have some form of malware on their PCs is disturbing."

I never called it the best OS. I said most people think it is the best. Big difference and since most people aren't even aware of the malware being on their system that is hardly suprising!

"The "crappiness" position was in regard to the OS's security, what the whole post was about, response to another post and an article about security."

The article in question is quoting security experts that think once OSX gains some market share it will also be exploited. Point of fact, that a hardened Windows box has achieved better security ratings from the Center of Internet Security then any of the other OSs mentioned.
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Bound to happen  htotten | 03/21/05
Re: Bound to happen  alterego_z | 03/21/05
Point of fact  ShadeTree | 03/21/05
And..  Jeff Spicoli | 03/21/05
Furthermore ...  ShadeTree | 03/21/05
Yeah? Such as?..  Jeff Spicoli | 03/21/05
thank you  Jeff Spicoli | 03/21/05
Symantec isn't alone in their concerns  NonZealot | 03/21/05
So explain the ISS mystery to us then?  Jeff Spicoli | 03/21/05
Do you mean IIS?  ShadeTree | 03/21/05
Yes Shadester, that is what I meant  Jeff Spicoli | 03/21/05
Not my theory at all ...  ShadeTree | 03/21/05
what is market share?  JoeMama_z | 03/21/05
Not exactly  ShadeTree | 03/21/05
Shade....  JoeMama_z | 03/21/05
True Joe  Jeff Spicoli | 03/21/05
Shade, Jeff, whoever.....  JoeMama_z | 03/21/05
Re: Symantec isn't alone in their concerns  PMDubuc | 03/21/05
Thank you Prime Minister  Jeff Spicoli | 03/21/05
Not over looked at all.  ShadeTree | 03/21/05
Yeah but..  Jeff Spicoli | 03/21/05
But what you apparently don't realize...  PA-ITGuy | 03/22/05
Design will make a difference  tic swayback | 03/21/05
Yes Tic  Jeff Spicoli | 03/21/05
I guess the standard reply ...  ShadeTree | 03/21/05
Yeah sure..  Jeff Spicoli | 03/21/05
Gee Jeff ...  ShadeTree | 03/21/05
Can't log in as root on Mac either  SkipNewarkDE | 03/21/05
The point is you don't have to...  ShadeTree | 03/21/05
I'll believe it when I see it Sweetie  Jeff Spicoli | 03/21/05
Erm, no problem  SkipNewarkDE | 03/21/05
A prudent and healthy policy.  ShadeTree | 03/21/05
Mac viruses common?  tic swayback | 03/21/05
The first three viruses ever released in the ...  ShadeTree | 03/21/05
Is that all you got?  tic swayback | 03/21/05
RE: First three viruses released...  JakAttak | 03/22/05
Oh really?  Jeff Spicoli | 03/21/05
Not what I said!  ShadeTree | 03/21/05
Yes but..  Jeff Spicoli | 03/21/05
Administrator IS ROOT for Windows....  dtillman | 03/22/05
not really....  JoeMama_z | 03/22/05
What's the difference?  Jeff Spicoli | 03/22/05
(nt) rm -fr /  toadlife | 03/22/05
access is denied...  JoeMama_z | 03/23/05
proof that apple sucks.  Gackto | 03/21/05
stick with Windows..no one needs ya..  Jeff Spicoli | 03/21/05
OSX attacks  sdudla@... | 03/21/05
Surprise, surprise ...  mwagner@... | 03/21/05
Of all the bad posts today, this deserves a reply  Richard Flude | 03/21/05
Richard! Richard! Richard!  ShadeTree | 03/21/05
My mistake  Richard Flude | 03/21/05
It was your mistake and you continue to ...  ShadeTree | 03/22/05
Sorry I don't get your point  Richard Flude | 03/22/05
What?!  Jeff Spicoli | 03/21/05
Since you asked  ShadeTree | 03/22/05
study motivation questionable  Mark Lander | 03/21/05
Who would you think would publish a ...  ShadeTree | 03/21/05
Yeah, they wouldn't have any ulterior motive, now would they?  tic swayback | 03/21/05
Trend isn't selling anything to MAC users  htotten | 03/22/05
You left off a word  tic swayback | 03/22/05
Agreed. But...  htotten | 03/22/05
Stuff that isn't needed  tic swayback | 03/22/05
My rep and I had a good laugh at this...  Mike Cox | 03/21/05
Mac people woefully underprepared  tic swayback | 03/21/05
Don't need programs for problems that don't exist!  cf01bps@... | 03/22/05
Think about your question  NonZealot | 03/22/05
Depends on who you are  tic swayback | 03/22/05
Fair enough  NonZealot | 03/22/05
Not so black and white  tic swayback | 03/22/05
That wooshing sound over your head...  tic swayback | 03/22/05
9.0  Real World | 03/22/05
IIS CONTINUED  JoeMama_z | 03/21/05
IIS5 was annoying - IIS6, much better  toadlife | 03/22/05
You know  Jeff Spicoli | 03/22/05
You might find this suprising  toadlife | 03/22/05
its amazing that no one uses the tools given to them.  JoeMama_z | 03/22/05
Apple's OSX is BSD based.  richdave | 03/21/05
MUST READ!!!  Hard Cider | 03/22/05
Mac OSX  cf01bps@... | 03/22/05
where are you going online?  zeusfuse | 03/22/05
I've often wondered the same thing  rapson | 03/22/05
Yes Carl  Jeff Spicoli | 03/22/05
box got Sasser in less than ten minutes.  htotten | 03/22/05
Well..  Jeff Spicoli | 03/22/05
Nuff said.  htotten | 03/22/05
you need to tell that user  JoeMama_z | 03/22/05
WHY OH WHY did Symantec do this?? As a favor to Microsoft??  dtillman | 03/22/05
No, as a favor to Symantec  tic swayback | 03/22/05
There seems to be some arrogance..  dtillman | 03/22/05
Uhhhh...  gfeier | 03/22/05
False  soulcircus | 03/22/05
False  soulcircus | 03/22/05
False  soulcircus | 03/22/05
False  soulcircus | 03/22/05
No  soulcircus | 03/22/05
What are you trying to say here?  tic swayback | 03/22/05
Ran Virex last night - not a single virus or trojan  YuridaMan | 03/22/05
Nice Theory  James Wojciehowski | 03/23/05
OS X Attacks  spfens | 03/23/05

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