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bobb1589 · 06-04-2009, 02:50 PM

I am not going to go too much into detail but the people who say Macs are better than PC's just because of viruses are just speaking hearsay and generally have a low level knowledge of PC's let alone how viruses are programmed and how easily one can be written for the Mac OS. The fact of the matter is that the LARGE majority of people using computers are using Microsoft operating systems. (Something like 98%) Now if you were wanting to write a virus... who would you go for? the 98% or the 2%?... exactly. This argument just pisses me off when I hear it, being that I know how to program, and am currently working towards my certification in Security+ (which covers all types of computer security), and go to school for this type of stuff. It's just one of those situations where people talk and really don't know what they are talking about.

5.7TA, I agree with your statement about the Military and Microsoft. I just read an article where Microsoft just built a super secure version of XP for the Air Force ( i believe i have the right branch, i could be wrong). I don't know if there is any MAC usage in the Military, but I start my internship with the DoD on monday so I guess i can find out what type of systems they use.

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bobb1589 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: hamilton nj / glassboro nj Posts: 916 iTrader: (1)	I am not going to go too much into detail but the people who say Macs are better than PC's just because of viruses are just speaking hearsay and generally have a low level knowledge of PC's let alone how viruses are programmed and how easily one can be written for the Mac OS. The fact of the matter is that the LARGE majority of people using computers are using Microsoft operating systems. (Something like 98%) Now if you were wanting to write a virus... who would you go for? the 98% or the 2%?... exactly. This argument just pisses me off when I hear it, being that I know how to program, and am currently working towards my certification in Security+ (which covers all types of computer security), and go to school for this type of stuff. It's just one of those situations where people talk and really don't know what they are talking about. 5.7TA, I agree with your statement about the Military and Microsoft. I just read an article where Microsoft just built a super secure version of XP for the Air Force ( i believe i have the right branch, i could be wrong). I don't know if there is any MAC usage in the Military, but I start my internship with the DoD on monday so I guess i can find out what type of systems they use. __________________ I am the artist formerly known as 95 red slp Last edited by bobb1589; 06-04-2009 at 02:53 PM.