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   From: mist@cumulus.com   
      
   Josh McKee wrote:   
      
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   >  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 <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.   
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   > Then why can't you name a single piece of malware? Weren't you   
   > championing the notion of how insecure windows is? Using > 100K pieces   
   > of malware to support your assertion? Now you can't even give a single   
   > example. Therefore, applying your "logic" Windows is just as secure as   
   > OS X. Is this really what you're trying to say?   
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   For windows malware:   
   http://www.microsoft.com/security/malwareremove/default.mspx   
      
   Looks pretty insecure to me.   
   And M$ admits it and has software for removal of said non-existent malware.   
      
   Guffaw!!!   
      
      
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