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To: Terpfen
I am not arguing that Windows in any version is less vulnerable than OSX. I am just saying hackers motivation is to cause as much havok as possible. Were there ever crippling viruses for OS/2 back in the 90's? Hmmmm I wonder why not...

If you were on a deserted island, with only a handful of people alive after a nuclear holocaust, would you feel the need to have an ADT alarm system? Kind of how I look at Mac users not needing to have an anti-virus prog installed.

110 posted on 07/01/2009 7:15:14 PM PDT by Blue Highway
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To: Blue Highway
I am not arguing that Windows in any version is less vulnerable than OSX.

Yes, we've established this. You're arguing that OS X is not inherently more secure than Windows and is instead merely left unmolested due to the relative size of the OS X install base against the Windows install base.

And I've already elaborated upon why you're wrong. You've yet to even begin to address my post 105, instead choosing to defend your estimated size of the total worldwide Windows install base. Well, that's great, you could very well be right when you estimate that there are up to 1 billion copies of Windows in use one way or another at this very moment, but whether or not you're correct about that is in no way related to whether or not you are correct about the relative inherent security of OS X or Windows.

I realize you're a little busy at the moment attempting to troll every single OS X-using FReeper, but come on. Back it up or don't say it.
112 posted on 07/01/2009 7:39:43 PM PDT by Terpfen (Ain't over yet, folks. Those 2004 Senate gains are up for grabs in 2 years.)
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