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Originally Posted by hawaiian lava
Do you think you will be making some that would be compatible will Apple, switched several years ago would never buy another windows system, security issues.
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Not a chance. Those dogs aren't worth my time. Mac has as many, if not more security issues than Windows. But because the installed base is so hugely disparate in these platforms, the Windows security issues are more well known (the most well know in fact because they are the predominant supplier of OS's for PC's). If security is your thing, I'd reconsider your thinking. The greatest difference in Mac vs Windows is the number of users and the wealth of software. Some things are better in Mac, some are better in Windows. Overall, the public speaks loudly on who is the king of the personal computer world. Mac owners hate this, but it is a fact. If Windows were as bad a some people report, they'd fall flat on thier butts and would be filling for Chapter 7/11 tomorrow. Truth is that Mac and Windows are fine O/S's. If Apple hadn't pimped the Mac for so much $, they would have had a significant market share. Instead, they play like they are above everyone else. When they get a significant market share, I'll write Mac apps -unitl then, they don't get my time.
PS - as evidence, here is a list of new security issues (this week) that are reported on Mac...
6.8.2005 News
New security update is available for Mac OS X downloadable from the Software Update system preference panel.
6.2.2005 News
QuickTime 7.0 contains a security bug where a maliciously crafted
Quartz Composer object can leak data to an arbitrary web location. Apple has released QuickTime 7.0.1 which addresses this issue, users sould upgrade.
With the release of Mac OS X 10.4, the version of FileVault included addresses an issue discussed in this
FileVault advisory. Mac OS X 10.4 allows the user to securely delete the data, however the issue still remains 10.3.9.