"~BD~" <BoaterDave@hotmail.co.uk.> wrote in message
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> On 25/08/2010 13:51, FromTheRafters wrote:
>> "~BD~"<BoaterDave@hotmail.co.uk.> wrote in message
>> news:l_2dnW1oYfEsRenRnZ2dnUVZ8uSdnZ2d@bt.com...
>>> On 25/08/2010 02:25, FromTheRafters wrote:
>>>> "~BD~"<BoaterDave@hotmail.co.uk> wrote in message
>>>> news
>>>>
>>>>> http://www.apple.com/why-mac/better-os/#viruses
>>>>>
>>>>> Where Apple states ............
>>>>>
>>>>> "With virtually no effort on your part, Mac OS X defends
>>>>> against viruses and other malicious applications, or malware.
>>>>
>>>> [...]
>>>>
>>>> Marketing crap.
>>>>
>>>> [...]
>>>
>>>
>>> I'd like you to explain which items on this web page are , as you
>>> call
>>> it, "Marketing Crap"
>>
>> The first line sounds really reassuring, like this is all you need.
>> It
>> isn't.
>
> You haven't explained "It isn't". More detail requested!
http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-10444561-245.html
Another thing is that an OS is built to aid the user in executing users'
choice programs, not about making those choices *for* the user. This
whole "With virtually no effort on your part..." caters to lazy
practices - which is where such security often fails. Sometimes what is
and is not malware lies in the choices a user makes, not in some
software exploit. Yes, even Mac users should realize that it is *their*
responibility to implement security, not some software's responsibility.
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