XPost: comp.sys.mac.advocacy, comp.os.mac.advocacy, comp.sys.mac.system   
   XPost: comp.sys.macintrash   
   From: mist@cumulus.com   
      
   Josh McKee wrote:   
      
   > In article ,   
   >  GreyCloud  wrote:   
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   >>Josh McKee wrote:   
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   >>   
   >>>In article   
   >>>,   
   >>> Derek Currie  wrote:   
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   >>>>Below are a few personal thoughts, for whatever they are worth:   
   >>>>   
   >>>>  1) Windows is really is a far less secure operating system than Mac.   
   >>>   
   >>>   
   >>>How much malware exists for Windows on the MIPS platform? The Alpha   
   >>>platform?   
   >>   
   >>Most likely that the hacker could recompile their viruses/malware for   
   >>those platforms and the same results would happen.   
   >   
   >   
   > I didn't ask if it could be recompiled. I asked how much currently   
   > exists. Still waiting for an answer.   
   >   
      
   I don't know of any vendors currently selling Windows on MIPS.   
   There are no Windows on Alphas anymore.  And on the Alphas, windows NT   
   could not compete against Tru-64 UNIX or OpenVMS for Alphas.   
      
   So the answer is no malware as there are no windows on both of said   
   platforms.   
      
      
   --   
   Where are we going?   
   And why am I in this handbasket?   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)