On Mar 20, 2007, at 9:37 AM, Alan Bourke wrote:
> Screw around, well most people install AV and AntiSpyware (free
> examples, too) and leave them alone.
That's one of the main reasons for the prevalence of malware - the
defenses stay the same, but the attackers keep changing.
> Every OS has 'headaches'.
A headache is one thing. A brain tumor is another.
> I wouldn't have thought the cost of a Mac + OSX + Parallels + XP
> Licence
> would be more than cheap Dell box + XP Licence + AV software.
Sure, it's cheaper. And a hell of a lot more limited, since you're
completely missing out on what is the main point, which is that
companies are learning that you really don't need Windows for
anything anymore. You brought up specialized software that is Windows-
only, and I gave two simple solutions. In companies that need such
software, though, most employees don't need to run it.
The problem is that you are looking solely at cost, and not at
value. Either that, or you value Macs at zero. That's fine - nobody's
trying to force you to change. The article wasn't about you or people
like you. It's about a general trend that did not exist a few years
ago. There's no need to get all defensive when someone suggests that
other people may be looking at things differently than you do.
-- Ed Leafe
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