Replies

> I do not believe this article was “inaccurate”, “stupid”, or was meant strictly for “click-drawing”.

I was speaking only of the stupid picture of the Macbook, and the first item in the list, which was inaccurate. The article was overall okay.

But it is well established for a decade or more that any tech article, especially one about malware or software bugs, will draw more attention if it includes one or more of the following:

The word "Apple" or "Mac" in the headline
A picture of an Apple product, whether or not it's relevant to the article
The word "Apple" or "Mac" in the first sentence or bullet point

This article had the latter two. That, FRiend, is called "drawing clicks", because the article itself is almost entirely about generic cellphone topics.

Meanwhile, BTW, it sounds like you've been in this field about as long as me (see my FR Profile page if you're interested in comparing personal histories).

> I did not realize this innocuous article would invite any form of animosity. Is there something else on your mind this evening?

No animosity -- computers aren't worth animus. The article was mildly interesting. What drew my comment was the tiresome repetition of the ancient, inane argument about whether or not Macs are "immune" to computer viruses. And since you had claimed that "vulnerability is vulnerability" (#14) and seen fit to insert some sarcasm into the debate (#6), I was inspired to join the fray, having not much else to do for a few minutes. No big deal.

I am sure that you have more hands on experience than I do since my primary source of income was working on a fire department for 25 years. But I have been the go-to person for many friends and coworkers for several decades when it comes to computer issues.

I read through a few of your recent posts and we do seem to have a great deal in common. For a number of reasons I prefer Windows 7 over 10 also, but as I acquire newer hardware it is becoming a move that seems more and more inevitable.

I bought a new Windows 10 17” touchscreen laptop about a month ago for 3d modeling, video and photo editing. But I am still typing you on my old shoe.