> To be very honest, one advantage for Mac is the security. Windows is very > prone to attacks.
Yes, in much the same way as an intercontinental flight between US and Europe is more prone to terrorist attacks than a regional flight on Greenland. There are simply more attack vectors and a higher reward. (There's over 1 million PC's shipped a day vs. less than 1 million Mac's shipped a month.) > Notice that the author says that Apple is turning its attention to building > phones and that maybe affecting its OS business too..Is it running away from > Microsoft? I dont know.. They did not get to where they are today by caring about what Microsoft is doing, you could almost claim the opposite. Microsoft is all about software products milking their license cow, Apple is all about hardware products and milking their iteration* cow. *It's interesting that for all the wonders of the new iPhone (which truly looks polished), Apple still held back on features and will continue to throw a big modal dialog in the users face when raising a notification. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
