You can find lists of flaws in every released OS out there by year or quarter. Mac OS X is not immune to flaws including security ones. I find it very interesting that when all three OS's are put on equal footing inside an enclosed space, and security experts are told they can win gobs of cash by taking down one or all of the OS's, the last two years the experts went after OS X first because as one of them said 'it was easier' then linux or Vista. I believe at the last one, the linux box was never taken down. The last such event the OS X machine was also taken down by software installed by Apple, while Vista had to have third party apps installed before it was taken down.
I know Tom differs, but to me it's obvious it all comes down to the dollar. Most trojans, viruses..malware whatever you want to call it, in the end are trying to generate dollars. Why go after a base of users that is so small as to be almost insignificant? Windows machines are literally everywhere, connected to everything, macs are not. But when cash can be gained equally across all three OS's, it's mac that's taken down first. Draw your own conlcusions about that fact. Mike On Fri, Aug 22, 2008 at 12:51 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Perhaps I'm burying the lead here but it seems that Linux has grown up to > have its own issues. I recall years ago on "The Computer Guys" how John > Gilroy argued that once Mac or Linux gained a share of the market they would > become targets and would have more security concerns. Tom Piwowar countered > with the inherent flaws in Microsoft's os which he deemed the straw stirring > the drink. Now Linux has gained a foothold in the server world and Mac is > increasing at the desktop level. Would be interested to know others' > thoughts on these security areas especially as the three operating systems > begin to permit more cross platform accessibility. I also remember a quip > by Tom that Linux was a great tool to show PC users what it's like to be a > Mac user trying to use a PC. "You mean it doesn't do this automatically?!!!" > > Cheers, > JL > > > ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
