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 <9aydnfjKwY3O1hfZnZ2dnUVZ_tCdnZ2d@bresnan.com>,   
   >>> GreyCloud  wrote:   
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   >>>>Josh McKee wrote:   
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   >>>>>In article ,   
   >>>>>GreyCloud  wrote:   
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   >>>>>>Josh McKee wrote:   
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   >>>>>>>In article   
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   >>>>>>>Derek Currie  wrote:   
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   >>>>>>>>Below are a few personal thoughts, for whatever they are worth:   
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   >>>>>>>>1) Windows is really is a far less secure operating system than Mac.   
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   >>>>>>>How much malware exists for Windows on the MIPS platform? The Alpha   
   >>>>>>>platform?   
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   >>>>>>Most likely that the hacker could recompile their viruses/malware for   
   >>>>>>those platforms and the same results would happen.   
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   >>>>>I didn't ask if it could be recompiled. I asked how much currently   
   >>>>>exists. Still waiting for an answer.   
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   >>>>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.   
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   >>>Irrelevant.   
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   >>>>So the answer is no malware as there are no windows on both of said   
   >>>>platforms.   
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   >>>Are you saying that there is none? None at all? None for an OS you claim   
   >>>is so weak in security? How can this be?   
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   >>Because they don't exist.   
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   > Why not? You do know that we're talking about Windows...right?   
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   Yes, we're talking about windows.  Now go find a current vendor of Mips   
   or Alpha that sells windows on these.   
   Your strawmans argument is a bit obvious.   
      
      
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