Your grasping for straws. You are the only person I have ever heard of that has used Windows for 10+ years with no viruses. I really have used OSX for 10 years with no viruses, or problems. You need to take a step back because its clear you know nothing about Unix or OSX. And if you really think Windows is as secure as any Unix machine, you are clueless. Your in over your head so don't make yourself look more foolish. If you like Windows that is fine. But don't pretend to be knowledgeable about OSX, because you clearly are not. Back to the topic, I only use Windows in a Virtual Machine for work related programs. I would never dream of using it any other time.
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Your grasping for straws. You are the only person I have ever heard of that has used Windows for 10+ years with no viruses. I really have used OSX for 10 years with no viruses, or problems. You need to take a step back because its clear you know nothing about Unix or OSX. And if you really think Windows is as secure as any Unix machine, you are clueless. Your in over your head so don't make yourself look more foolish. If you like Windows that is fine. But don't pretend to be knowledgeable about OSX, because you clearly are not. Back to the topic, I only use Windows in a Virtual Machine for work related programs. I would never dream of using it any other time.
Oh, yes... I know they're there in OSX. But I have to use a lot of mouse work to discover them and finally, memorize them.
With Windows it's simply a press of the "Alt" key to activate the entire menu bar, then see the characters with an underscore... press that character to drop the menu then look to see more characters with an underscore...
Sorry but nobody here will ever convince me that OSX is more keyboard friendly than Windows.
None for me since at least Windows '95.
Never used AV software either because I think that crap is worse than dealing with viral infections.
Maybe I had 'em and they just enhanced the Windows experience.
Seriously, I've gotten malware and trojans which are easy to get rid of but no viruses.
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Re-read what i wrote and use some other sources to try to inform yourself rather than acting like an 8 year old. I think you based too much on assumptions in the past. You even made the assumption there were no exploits on OSX.
The security issues of OS X are real and Windows is much more secure than most OS X users think. OS X is simply targeted less due to fewer people to screw over.
http://news.techworld.com/security/1798/mac-os-x-security-myth-exposed/
That is one of many articles on this
http://news.techworld.com/security/1798/mac-os-x-security-myth-exposed/
That is one of many articles on this
That article is from 2004 Nick.
7 years later I would think the much larger OSX market share would have earned at least "one" killer virus.
For the earlier poster pondering Windows security software: go download Windows Security Essentials. It's free and actually works extremely well - low CPU use and very unobtrusive, but very high detection rate.
By the way, I am one of those Windows users who has been using Windows for about 15 years and have NEVER had a virus. Not one. There's no magic to it - don't download/open programs you're not familiar with, keep your system updated, and use some sort of anti-virus. That's about it.
And FYI, the same goes for all platforms - Windows, OSX, Linux. ALL of them have exploits and vulnerabilities. To the poster that thought OSX is immune to problems, please spend some time on Google - there have been a large number of exploits in OSX discovered over the last year, which Apple has been fairly slow to fix.
There is no question that Microsoft is the big target due to it's market share, and hence is where the vast majority of effort is spent on hacking. If the tables were turned there is no question that there would be similar Mac viruses too. So far Apple's protection to date has largely depended on security by obscurity.
OSX runs on UNIX, which in itself is a terrific platform (which I happen to work professionally on) - but even UNIX has problems that are discovered. So no matter what you use, it's important to use common sense and keep your system updated. Being naive is a recipe for trouble.
Edit: Views on Apple vs. Microsoft security from 7 experts - Conclusion: neither is perfect and neither is a clear winner
By the way, I am one of those Windows users who has been using Windows for about 15 years and have NEVER had a virus. Not one. There's no magic to it - don't download/open programs you're not familiar with, keep your system updated, and use some sort of anti-virus. That's about it.
And FYI, the same goes for all platforms - Windows, OSX, Linux. ALL of them have exploits and vulnerabilities. To the poster that thought OSX is immune to problems, please spend some time on Google - there have been a large number of exploits in OSX discovered over the last year, which Apple has been fairly slow to fix.
There is no question that Microsoft is the big target due to it's market share, and hence is where the vast majority of effort is spent on hacking. If the tables were turned there is no question that there would be similar Mac viruses too. So far Apple's protection to date has largely depended on security by obscurity.
OSX runs on UNIX, which in itself is a terrific platform (which I happen to work professionally on) - but even UNIX has problems that are discovered. So no matter what you use, it's important to use common sense and keep your system updated. Being naive is a recipe for trouble.
Edit: Views on Apple vs. Microsoft security from 7 experts - Conclusion: neither is perfect and neither is a clear winner
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That article is from 2004 Nick.
7 years later I would think the much larger OSX market share would have earned at least "one" killer virus.
What "much larger OSX market share"? Worldwide it was and still is about 4%. It increased in US by about 1%.
sorry to add fuel to whatever this is. but, the article is about a yearly or bi-yearly report that comes out. The recent ones have showed pretty much the same. The security flaws may not lead to "killer viruses", but is some one having complete access your computer bad enough for you? or because it is not a 'killer virus' it does not concern you?
I personally sit in OSX 95% of the time - i only really use bootcamp for stuff that vmware wont run - and to transfer music onto my sony NW3-HD mp3player as there is no osx software for it...
gaming i have a pc with windows 7 Q85 2.5 and a 1gb 4870 so i use that for all gaming needs besides wow.
i dont have a bootcamp setup on my macbook pro at the moment but im still messing with vmware and that seems to be working fine for what i need...
gaming i have a pc with windows 7 Q85 2.5 and a 1gb 4870 so i use that for all gaming needs besides wow.
i dont have a bootcamp setup on my macbook pro at the moment but im still messing with vmware and that seems to be working fine for what i need...
Total changeover for me.
I picked up the first couple of mac's intending to only run windows on them, indeed when i first got them i bootcamp'ed 80% of the drive with windows, then started playing with OSX loved it so much i then removed the bootcamp partition and now only run windows in VMware fusion.
I picked up the first couple of mac's intending to only run windows on them, indeed when i first got them i bootcamp'ed 80% of the drive with windows, then started playing with OSX loved it so much i then removed the bootcamp partition and now only run windows in VMware fusion.
I use OS X most of the time. I only use windows when I feel like playing Halo, or when I do a drafting project for school haha. I really do actually like windows 7, it's just more efficient for me to use OS X. I can get more battery life out of OS X, and since I'm a student, I need to use my battery a lot. But like I said, Windows 7 is quite nice actually