XPost: comp.sys.mac.advocacy, comp.os.linux.advocacy   
   From: clavicus.vile@oblivion.org   
      
   "Lloyd Parsons"  wrote in message   
   news:lloydparsons-1A2542.14324509022011@port80.individual.net...   
   > In article ,   
   > "Clavicus Vile"  wrote:   
   >   
   >> "Lloyd Parsons"  wrote in message   
   >> news:lloydparsons-883DFF.12550109022011@port80.individual.net...   
   >> > In article ,   
   >> > "Clavicus Vile"  wrote:   
   >> >   
   >> >> "Justin"  wrote in message   
   >> >> news:justin-82D9BE.19484006022011@62-183-169-81.bb.dnainternet.fi...   
   >> >> > Its almost as if they're not even trying.   
   >> >>   
   >> >> That's what those automatic security updates make you think?   
   >> >>   
   >> >> > Do they intentionally make their OS insecure and prone to rogue   
   >> >> > installations?   
   >> >>   
   >> >> No.    Windows is full of confidence, it's not insecure at all.   It's   
   >> >> not   
   >> >> unsecure either.   
   >> >>   
   >> > Yeah, so good that they have to 'update' it every fucking week!   
   >>   
   >> You take those weekly updates as a sign of Microsoft's lack of concern?   
   >>   
   >> It's becoming increasing obvious why you were forced into retirement.   
   >>   
   > Not as a sign of not being concerned,   
      
   The thing this thread is about, dunce.   
      
   > just a lack of ability to write an   
   > OS that doesn't need to be updated every week.   
      
   Updating to negate third party threats isn't the same thing as flaws in the   
   OS, dunce.   
      
   > Thank God that Buick doesn't make me bring my car back in every week for   
   > an update!   
      
   Do you blame Buick for every nail in the road that gives you a flat tire?   
   Maybe someday they'll sell cars with puncture proof tires, until then it's a   
   sign of how little GM cares about security?   
      
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   > Lloyd   
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