I admit it...you are right.  Macworld lied...computerworld...dozens of news
organizations lied.  MS paid big for this one.  I take it all back.

Happiness is in your own little world unruffled and unfettered by things
such as truth.

Mike


On 5/8/07, Mason Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

People have been spreading this intellectual honesty for years, and
still no mac exploits.

Mason

On May 8, 2007, at 7:03 PM, mike wrote:

> In April alone Apple released a dozen security patches that could
> allow
> arbitrary code to be run.  Each one of these a possible exploit of
> the type
> that was used at CanSecWest.   Right now is it 'safer' to run mac
> os then
> windows?  Sure.  But I think the reason why that is so is
> misunderstood by
> most mac users.  The spread of this misinformation doesn't do
> anyone any
> good.  It's become a knee jerk reaction from mac users when talked
> to about
> security to just recite the mantra 'we are more secure'.  All I
> hope for is
> a little intellectual honesty about the topic and less kool-aid.
>
> Mike


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