Decius wrote:
Shame on me?! They started it! I seriously don't think Apple should be taking shots at Vista security in their ads.

Maybe not. Maybe Vista is the magical secure wonderland we've all been hoping for. I haven't used it yet, and I'm in no position to comment on it's security capabilities. I was being a little tounge in cheek with my comment, but lightly goading tones aren't easy to convey on the interweb.

Anyway, I'm not a fan of the ad either, primarily because it leads to debates the end up far less erudite than this one has been. Jackasses all over the internet calling each other fucktards back and forth doesn't solve much.

So, thanks for posting some actual resources regarding real security analysis; that's what elevates the dialogue and makes it worth having. It's probably true that the average mac user doesn't do a lot of things that would make their system more secure. At the same time, being hyper paranoid about security tends to make systems less usable. Maybe that shouldn't be the case anymore, but seems like it is to me. Apple's made a decision to make the systems usable as a compromise for some security, which isn't likely to be a problem because they know they've a small user base.

So it's hard for me to get worked up about. *Should* Apple be spending more time actually making sure their os is secure instead of pointlessly sniping MS? Yes, absolutely. Is it likely to bite me in the ass anytime soon? Well, no, probably not.

I'll concede this one, but with the caveat that secure or not, a mac user's still not as likely to have a security compromise at the end of the day.

RE: Mac Ads: Vista Security