Re: How do I protect myself...

Manny Borges wrote:
No, he is talking about your mal-ware comment.



I didn't make any "mal-ware" commet; that was made by the OP and included in the post that I'd quoted. Check the thread, again.


It was a fairly sophmoric remark.


True, it was a bit on the lame side, but I saw no point in further pointing out the OP's lack of imagination.


Microsoft is in the unenviable percieved position of being the big evil company with the most insecure platform in the world.



Again, true. But why tell me?


We both know that as Macs get a larger install base and Linux grows in poularity they are becoming bigger and bigger targets, but that since MS systems are so proliferant, they are they prime target of unsavory individuals.



I think I'd replace that ".... as Macs get a...." with a "... If Macs ever get a....," but you're correct, again, and preaching to the choir. Who's going to bother trying to compromise 2-3% of the world's desktop market when he can aim for 95%?


Because they are so successful and widely installed there are more people trying, and succedding in breaking into thier systems.

Hence the perception.

Now they have to try and mitigate security risks.

They can either do nothing and have evreyione saying how MS doesn't care about its users.

Or they can devote substantial resources to constantly trying to conteract not only actual threats, but potential threats. And then to get the system patched before any type of breach happens.

(to all those tards out there who are thinking: "these breaches shouldn't be possible in the first place", go write an OS that can do what XP can do or STFU)

Ocasionaly a patch causes issues for a small percentage of users. It will happen.

To call these patches malware is an misleading and fairly ingnorant statement.


You're still clearly confusing me with the OP.


I know you usually are niether, so take it as constructive critisism.


I am not defending some of the stupid things that have come down, like the recent patch that messed up systems with the HP share to web software installed.

That was a silly oversight.



Well, The whole "Share to Web" idea is also a stupid idea, just waiting to be compromised; I won't install it on any computers I mange.



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