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I get the impression from the interview that Kaspersky is very much in a brainstorming future products mode, or maybe the interview is partly a trial-balloon to see how the idea of security products for Mac and Linux are received … … which is an interesting thought. Just how would Mac and Linux users feel about having to buy security software and then pay a subscription fee on top of that? Hmmm. Because so many Mac and Linux users already believe that their operating systems is secure (or maybe even impervious to malware!) this will make it a very hard sell indeed.
1 posted on 04/25/2007 8:05:02 PM PDT by Halfmanhalfamazing
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To: Halfmanhalfamazing

I don’t know about Mac’s but for linux the number one security feature is it’s impossible to install anything so I can see how it would be virus-proof.


2 posted on 04/25/2007 8:11:26 PM PDT by Duke Nukum (Linux: More of a cult then an OS. Mac: Beyond a Cult. A joyless Jihad.)
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Kaspersky makes a damn fine anti-virus.
3 posted on 04/25/2007 8:25:07 PM PDT by jdm (If you don't want to slip on banana peels, then eat your fruit in carpeted rooms!)
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To: Halfmanhalfamazing

Been preaching the eventual downfall of the Mac (to spyware/malware/etc.) for some time now (and sincerely hoping to be proven wrong) … laughs, giggles and general guffaws have been my reward. Now an expert agrees with my future-look.

I can even predict when this will happen.

My next ‘puter is going to be a Mac; shortly thereafter the attacks will commence … call it luck, fate or general life experiences.

I will then spend most of my free time downloading patches, updates and bug fixes for my new Mac, just like I have been doing forever with my MS OS.

After all, what would life be like if I didn’t have an OS that needed constant updating and fixing. To spend all my time in productive work … perish the thought.

Please, oh, please let me and Mr. Kaspersky be wrong. Getting so tired of “fixing” my software.


4 posted on 04/25/2007 8:37:31 PM PDT by doc1019 (Fred Thompson '08)
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Blame it in Goobuntu, I mean Google OS. :)


18 posted on 05/03/2007 8:52:40 PM PDT by bigdcaldavis ("I'm not some candy-assed white liberal looking to turn you into better citizens." - Martin Querns)
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