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To: HAL9000

And, unlike Microsoft, Apple actually patches stuff quickly - as opposed to, say, all those security holes in XP that we're going to have to wait for Vista to fix. If then.


5 posted on 04/22/2006 7:22:18 AM PDT by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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To: Spktyr
And, unlike Microsoft, Apple actually patches stuff quickly - as opposed to, say, all those security holes in XP that we're going to have to wait for Vista to fix. If then.

That's hilarious. You forgot to mention that Apple has a really bad track record for issuing crappy patches. So who the hell cares how *fast* they deliver a lousy update?!?

Apple patch fiasco invites trouble

One More Update to Apple Patch

Apple posts second Mac OS X vuln patch

Mac users' motto should be: "Wait until the second Apple patch for the same vulnerability comes out before applying it."

And poor Apple: As they move to Intel hardware, they're going to see a lot more problems as the hax0r fanboys share the l0v3...

Unpatched Mac flaws may put users at risk

Cisco, Apple Patch Security Glitches
6 posted on 04/23/2006 10:16:27 PM PDT by DemosCrash
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To: Spktyr

I finally figured out why no one ever tries to hack into a Mac. It is because so few people own them.


8 posted on 04/26/2006 11:26:35 PM PDT by BJungNan
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