Ahem....Quote:
Originally posted by cka
Haha. 98 forever.
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Ahem....Quote:
Originally posted by cka
Haha. 98 forever.
:lol: you have made my dayQuote:
I think the fix is in Service Pack One if it's the problem I think it is.
As for Linux and OS X being near perfect, do some research. There are security problems and stuff with these too, and it will likely get worse as the userbase for these grows. Window's is just the focus now because of it's huge userbase.
Win98? I can never go back to it... everytime a program crashed my desktop wallpaper would magically disappear and everytime I wanted to shut off my computer I had to pray it wouldn't lock up.
XP patch did the trick alright...
Good point, all OSes are flawed because humans are. However, Linux and OSX are far better operating systems; theyre a lot more well designed and, as a result, have less security problems because good design will solve many problems.Quote:
Originally posted by Brotherman
I think the fix is in Service Pack One if it's the problem I think it is.
As for Linux and OS X being near perfect, do some research. There are security problems and stuff with these too, and it will likely get worse as the userbase for these grows. Window's is just the focus now because of it's huge userbase.
Windows, on the other hand, has been shoddily, hastily written for years, compromising security for features becase features sell. Do it for long enough, and youre left with this shoddily written software thats flawed at the very core because nobody decided to sit down and say "hey, before we do this, lets make sure its secure".
Even Microsoft admitted this.
I mean, just look at Outlook Express for proof of it - it lets you run cute little macros and scripts to "enhance your email", but they also allow malicious programmers to whip up nasty viruses in VB in a day or two. Microsoft hastily integrated the IE code into the core of Windows (and OE), which makes security lapses on the browser side that much worse.
Yes, if Linux and OS X had a larger market share, more holes would be found (and, indeed, more holes HAVE been found in Linux as the market has been growing), but it would never approach Windows-like numbers, because both of those OSes are well-designed.
It's a great sound for errors!Quote:
Originally posted by innova
:lol: you have made my day
Though I would like to not that OS X and Linux are pretty much add-ons to an OS that's much older than Windows, you bring up good points. Microsoft spent most of their time focusing on ease of use rather than security. If I'm correct, even the popularity of the internet caught them off guard. OS X would probably be able to compete with Windows if it didn't have to be on proprietary hardware, and Linux needs to work on balancing security with user friendliness to break into the market. Though I still have some issues about how open-source OS's could potentially affect security in the long run, I agree though, they are good OS's (I dualboot between Linux and Windows on my PC.).Quote:
Originally posted by diffusionx
Good point, all OSes are flawed because humans are. However, Linux and OSX are far better operating systems; theyre a lot more well designed and, as a result, have less security problems because good design will solve many problems.
Windows, on the other hand, has been shoddily, hastily written for years, compromising security for features becase features sell. Do it for long enough, and youre left with this shoddily written software thats flawed at the very core because nobody decided to sit down and say "hey, before we do this, lets make sure its secure".
Even Microsoft admitted this.
I mean, just look at Outlook Express for proof of it - it lets you run cute little macros and scripts to "enhance your email", but they also allow malicious programmers to whip up nasty viruses in VB in a day or two. Microsoft hastily integrated the IE code into the core of Windows (and OE), which makes security lapses on the browser side that much worse.
Yes, if Linux and OS X had a larger market share, more holes would be found (and, indeed, more holes HAVE been found in Linux as the market has been growing), but it would never approach Windows-like numbers, because both of those OSes are well-designed.
I know linux and OSX have their problems but not on a scale that windows has, reformatting the HD that could be a big problem if you run a corporation. and easy of use mac wins hands down in my opinion.
well put diffusionx.