[Hidden-tech] Security: Mac vs. Windows is no longer an argument

Tony Jillson machelp at birdwaves.com
Thu Dec 4 11:34:40 EST 2008


Whatever, Apple Legal is just covering their bases.

I agree with Tom... why are we fanning the flames here?



On Dec 4, 2008, at 8:04 AM, Edbride-PR wrote:

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> The list has been quiet lately on the subject of malware  
> vulnerability and the supposed superiority of Mac over Windows. The  
> story excerpted below, from InformationWeek (Dec. 2), should put the  
> argument to rest, albeit in a "no winner" fashion:
>     <<..Apple has always boasted that "Mac OS X isn't plagued by  
> constant attacks from viruses and malware" because its operating  
> system was "designed with security in mind."
>     But about two weeks ago, Apple updated an old note on its  
> support Web site advising its customers to use more than one  
> antivirus application to make their computers more secure, affirming  
> a longstanding divergence between its marketing and its technical  
> concerns. ..>>
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