k wrote:
Maybe Vista is the magical secure wonderland we've all been hoping for.

Its not. But its better than OSX.

lightly goading tones aren't easy to convey on the interweb.

Nod...

*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.

There are some simple things that Apple could be doing better, such as requiring that you enter your password for all, and not just some, application installs. (Requiring it for just some gives you all of the hassle of having to enter your password with none of the benefits!) But I agree that huge investments in this aren't warranted when you aren't getting targetted, and I agree that mac users are generally less likely to get owned in practice right now.

All I'm saying is that Apple shouldn't be making fun of the security features in Vista. Their security, from a technical perspective, is far worse. Its like calling soldiers in Iraq pussies because they wear body armor. Someday, some worm is gunna rip up the mac world and all kinds of people are going to be screaming bloody murder at Apple, who has literally convinced their customers that they are totally impenetrable to attack and that Microsoft's security problems are somehow due to incompetence on their part.

RE: Mac Ads: Vista Security