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   XPost: alt.windows7.general, microsoft.public.windowsxp.general   
   From: DavidB@nomail.invalid   
      
   On 20/06/2021 19:29, Michael Trew wrote:   
   > On 6/20/2021 4:49 AM, David Brooks wrote:   
   >> On 20/06/2021 04:13, Michael Trew wrote:   
   >>> On 6/19/2021 2:22 PM, nospam wrote:   
   >>>> In article, Michael Trew   
   >>>>   wrote:   
   >>>>   
   >>>>>> Much easier if you were to simply give your opinion on ClamXav   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> I've never heard of it... I used to work for Apple Care tech support,   
   >>>>> and we recommend everyone install a free program, now called   
   >>>>> MalwareBytes for Mac.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> that is bad advice.   
   >>>   
   >>> Why is that?  I haven't worked there since 2016, but it basically   
   >>> solved any malware/adware issue we found.  That was a directive from   
   >>> Apple to suggest that program.  Unless, of course, it's changed in the   
   >>> last 5 years.  I'm not a mac person, I don't know.   
   >>   
   >>   
   >> I don't quite understand, Michael.   
   >>   
   >> You appear to be saying that you are NOT a Mac person but never-the-less   
   >> worked in Apple Support. Is that correct?   
   >>   
   >> How MANY folk working in Apple Support know nothing about Macs?   
   >   
   > Haha, that's a funny story.  I needed a job, and a friend that I used to   
   > work with told me the call center they work at was hiring.  Ever used a   
   > Mac?  Nope.  Ever used an iPhone?  Nope.  But I can type on a keyboard   
   > and I had a pulse, plus not on drugs, so they hired me.   
   >   
   > See, I worked for a third party vendor site.  The first time that I ever   
   > used a Mac (newer than an ancient 90's model) was in 2015 when I started   
   > the job after a few weeks of training.  Same applies to an iPhone. Where   
   > I worked, many people were older, had worked on different telephone   
   > campaigns, and knew little about Apple devices.   
   >   
   > I learned quickly, but Apple cut the site in 2016, as well as many other   
   > third party vendors for phone support.  I'm sure that an actual Apple   
   > call center would be far more selective about specifically employing   
   > "Mac" people.   
      
   What you tell me is almost unbelievable!!!   
      
   Thank you for explaining though. :-D   
      
   You've reminded me that it's time to fire-up my Windows10 laptop and   
   bring it up to date!   
      
   NEW QUESTION!   
      
   Which of the newsgroups to which I'm posting is THE most active nowadays?   
      
   TIA   
      
   --   
   Kind regards,   
   David B.   
      
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