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ChadTower:
I stopped reading that diatribe at "moving parts".
Software has more "moving parts" than bicycles. An OS has more moving parts than a bicycle store. Just because dude doesn't see or understand them doesn't make them any less of a "moving part".
Hoopz:
--- Quote from: koolmoecraig on February 23, 2008, 11:31:41 pm ---Also of note: Article #457 of the BYOAC message boards clearly states: "If you are going to respond to any post by KoolMoeCraig, you are required to reference asterisks and/or comedy in addition to the the word "funny". If and when possible, try to incorporate all three for maximum comedic effect. Ending your response with an image of Donkey Kong rolling his eyes is highly appreciated as well. Contact "CheffoJeffo" if you have any questions."
Let's try to stick to that people, OK? You guys really dropped the ball in this post.
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Now THAT is actually pretty funny. :applaud:
My two cents is that the PC v. Mac debate is more heated than any political topic. :)
Guaranos:
I like my Mac a lot. Sure, you still need to patch it once a month, and yeah, you still have the risk of viruses, which is currently a bit lower than Windows for a couple of reasons (#1 - smaller market share, #2 - different philosophy on user rights), but I like it for the user experience.
Personally, I like the GUI better, I like Expose and a few of those other little features, and I like that it is more stable than my XP box ever was. But the biggest factor for me is that it's different. I work with Windows and Linux machines all day. I was a programmer for DOS and Windows in my free time for years (decades even). The Mac's just another platform with a different look and feel, and since I don't have to work on one all day, it doesn't feel like I'm still at work when I'm using it at home.
As for that macnn article, I read that back when it came out and remember all the fuss, but as an info security professional, I take it with a grain of salt. There's a lot of ways to twist the statistics they used in either direction. For example, you can look at how many were patched before they were exploited. Also, they consider all Mac patches to be patches to the same OS, while they split out the ones from XP and Vista. Combining the patches of OS 10.3, 10.4, and 10.5 is the same as combining the patches of Windows 2000, XP, and Vista, which they didn't do. There's also the question of how many vulnerabilities were truly fixed vs how many were reported, since there's no way to verify what Microsoft actually patched, and most of the Apple fixes were for open source components that they include in the OS. It was a nice article in that it got people thinking about Mac security, though.
koolmoecraig:
--- Quote from: ChadTower on February 24, 2008, 10:01:47 am ---
I stopped reading that diatribe at "moving parts".
Software has more "moving parts" than bicycles. An OS has more moving parts than a bicycle store. Just because dude doesn't see or understand them doesn't make them any less of a "moving part".
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Actually, if you are going to quote somebody, especially to prove your point, you should quote them correctly. I said "MECHANICAL moving part".
Nice of you to leave that out in crafting your deft response. You are better than that Chad. I was expecting a proper rebuttal. Guess I'll chalk that one up.
Also Chad, Article #457. Please.
ChadTower:
--- Quote from: koolmoecraig on February 24, 2008, 04:03:18 pm ---Actually, if you are going to quote somebody, especially to prove your point, you should quote them correctly. I said "MECHANICAL moving part".
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They are "mechanical" in this context. Your computer would work stably, and consistently, if you weren't constantly installing new things, uninstalling old things, and making general configuration changes to the operating system. They are moving parts because you move them. All computer users do. Then they proceed to complain about how much effort it takes - well, stop changing the system, and it will stop requiring attention.
Put a little thought into it and tack on a bit of common sense.
--- Quote ---Also Chad, Article #457. Please.
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You keep saying that like anyone here gives a crap how you want to be addressed. I want you to be addressed as "craig the stinkbomb". Consider it formally proposed to the community at large.
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