macdailynews.com — Microsoft's website home page of "Microsoft Security" (an oxymoron if there ever was one), shows and Apple Mac next to the caption "Click. You're clean." MS, if you're going to pretend to be serious about security, shouldn't you use a picture of a Dell or something instead of reminding people about the truly secure Apple Macintosh?
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crispinAug 16, 2006
This is news because a low detail stock photo clearly signifies the superiority of an OS!
sillygatesAug 16, 2006
Seems like people these days dont give Microsoft enough credit, and maybe give apple a little too much: <a class="user" href="http://blog.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2006/08/hijacking_a_macbook_in_60_seco.html">http://blog.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2006/08/hijacking_a_macbook_in_60_seco.html</a> (they could implement a system like SE Linux offers to prevent this)....any system has flaws...most of the windows ones are caused by user error, and not the actual operating system. Sure, they could have implemented a security model where the average home user is unprivlidged earlier, but I'm sure people will complain about vista too, for allowing anything to be installed after the Admin password is entered into the UAC thing.If mac os x was more widespred people would be tricking those users to install viruses and spyware aswell. both can be installed within the users home directory, so both can be installed without an admin password anyway.
wzotAug 16, 2006
Hehe...quite funny thats the greyest page on apple.com.:)
lanodAug 16, 2006
Wow - I'd say the Microsoft PC division are pissed.
njren78Aug 17, 2006
"Seems like people these days dont give Microsoft enough credit, and maybe give apple a little too much: <a class="user" href="http://blog.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2006/08/hijacking_a_macbook_in_60_seco.html">http://blog.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2006/08/hijacking_a_macbook_in_60_seco.html</a> (they could implement a system like SE Linux offers to prevent this)....any system has flaws...most of the windows ones are caused by user error, and not the actual operating system.Sure, they could have implemented a security model where the average home user is unprivlidged earlier, but I'm sure people will complain about vista too, for allowing anything to be installed after the Admin password is entered into the UAC thing.If mac os x was more widespred people would be tricking those users to install viruses and spyware aswell. both can be installed within the users home directory, so both can be installed without an admin password anyway."Do you bother to read more about the stories you cite? This was both a Mac and Windows issue. It was not just a Mac problem. I'm not saying that the Mac OS is completely bulletproof, but find something else to bring up when you defend Microsoft. And, just so we are clear, a few flaws with Apple's product does not mean that we have to give Microsoft "credit". There are many holes in Window's security model, in general, and I'll take less flaws in a Mac over more in Windows any day. When it comes down to it, it about usability and security, for me.
hurfydurfurAug 17, 2006
Yeah, I recognize stock photos all the time. I have a PC and a Mac, I don't do graphic design all day. If you see the same picture twice in two ad campaigns ... ding! stock photo!
njren78Aug 17, 2006
"this is something. mean xp may be moving to the mac hardware soon"It already is running on Apple hardware. Take a look at Boot Camp. It's running on Intel-based hardware, but Apple hardware all the same.
phocion55Sep 14, 2006
At least I elaborated as to WHY I didn't digg it instead of the two word waste-of-space "no digg" comments so prevelent on digg. I have good reasons.