Who thinks Macs are secure?

[FNH5-7]

That "retard" comment says more about the poster than anything I might offer.

[Fjold]

Mac User, "What are you doing?"
PC User, "Playing games."
Mac User, "Which ones?"
PC user, "All of them!"

[JDay]

Mac User, "What are you doing?"
PC User, "Playing games."
Mac User, "Which ones?"
PC user, "All of them!"

[Rhythm of Life]

So secure that the government isn't using em.

[Peter.Steele]

They have new ones (pentalobular screws), you cannot even legally own the screwdrivers unless they license them to you. They first put them in the iPhone but their new systems use them too. There are drivers that you can remove them with, but they tend to strip the head. They're trying to do away with user upgrades, this way they can sell you RAM and hard drives at a 4x markup.

http://www.ifixit.com/blog/blog/2011...w-your-iphone/

I checked with my mill and lathe. They both agree: that's a load of crap, and they assure me that I can own any screwdriver that I can turn the dials to make.

[JDay]

I checked with my mill and lathe. They both agree: that's a load of crap, and they assure me that I can own any screwdriver that I can turn the dials to make.

Well sure, anyone can do that, doesn't mean you're not in violation of a patent though.

[POLICESTATE]

Well sure, anyone can do that, doesn't mean you're not in violation of a patent though.

He just can't sell it.

[paul0660]

Heard this a long time ago:

If Apple ran the world, we would be running 500 GHZ machines that cost $4000..........

If MS ran the world, we would still be typing c:/ to get started in the morning.

The competition has been the best thing since aviation in WW2.

[Bryansix]

unix and linux make up the majority of the server market for a few reasons. they were originally designed as networking based machines(windows was not). windows has since greatly improved their securities and networking functionality, while *nix has stayed relatively the same. features are added but many kernel improvements are to add newer hardware functionality. neither are full proof(unless you completely unplug the machine), but *nix is far more secure.

Mac was based off BSD code, but I am not sure what is at its core anymore. They make robust hardware with a decent software suite, but it is not perfect by any means of the word.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usage_share_of_operating_systems

Unix/Linux and Windows pretty much share the server market equally. Additionally, while Mac OS X server exists, there are serious problems with scaling any Mac based network. Trust me, I know from first hand experience.

[Bryansix]

Well sure, anyone can do that, doesn't mean you're not in violation of a patent though.

Patents... stifling competition since uhm... forever.

[Peter W Bush]

Macs are for retards.

Wow.. What a profound statement You seem like a really SMART guy!

Like another poster said... That statement says more about the poster than about macs.

[Coded-Dude]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usage_s...rating_systems

Unix/Linux and Windows pretty much share the server market equally. Additionally, while Mac OS X server exists, there are serious problems with scaling any Mac based network. Trust me, I know from first hand experience.

I am in now way condoning MAC's as servers. I was merely commenting on the more historical purpose of each OS. Bill Gates never even imagined a networked world with high powered pc's, which is why windows was so susceptible in the beginning. *nix was designed as a networked machine from the start(hence the better security features). of course all are prone to attack, and all have security holes when not properly patched/updated.

[bandook]

The malware explosion has begun!

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/bott/cryin...explosion/3351

Only as secure as the user... if one goes around installing everything and anything, strange things will happen (and it doesn't matter whether its Win/Mac).

but, Mac processes are inherently more secure because the Mac OS is UNIX (not based on Unix, but as of Leopard - Certified Unix). (Note : I didn't say Macs are more secure. See first sentence - depends on the user)

An extremely simplistic difference between Unix and Windows is that in Unix, processes run in their own space (and so there's no cross-contamination) whereas in Windows, its all in the same space so it is easier for a virus to be a virus.

[JDay]

I am in now way condoning MAC's as servers. I was merely commenting on the more historical purpose of each OS. Bill Gates never even imagined a networked world with high powered pc's, which is why windows was so susceptible in the beginning. *nix was designed as a networked machine from the start(hence the better security features). of course all are prone to attack, and all have security holes when not properly patched/updated.

Neither did Steve Jobs. The first time he ever saw a networked computer or a GUI was at Xerox Parc. And he pretty my stole it all from them.

[hybridatsun350]

Did anyone read the article in the OP? These idiots INSTALLED the software on their computers! The security with a Mac comes from the lack of full root access. The second you approve the installation and type in the root password, you've opened up the door to anything and everything. Congratulations, nothing has changed!