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From: mist@cumulus.com
Josh McKee wrote:
> In article ,
> 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 ,
>>>>>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:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>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.
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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?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Because they don't exist.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Why not? You do know that we're talking about Windows...right?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>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?
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>For windows malware:
>>>>http://www.microsoft.com/security/malwareremove/default.mspx
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>>>>Looks pretty insecure to me.
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>>>Which doesn't apply to Windows on MIPS or Alpha.
>>>
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>>No one runs MIPS or Alpha with windows.
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>
> So you're saying it's a market share thing? Thanks for finally waking up
> to reality!
Being clueless won't get you off the hook so easily.
No one sells MIPS or Alphas with windows on them.
So much for your strawmans argument.
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