computerworld.com— An add-on that Microsoft silently slipped into Mozilla's Firefox last February leaves that browser open to attack, Microsoft's security engineers acknowledged earlier this week.
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Um...not quite. At least not from this as there's little chance a Mac user would attempt to go to a Microsoft site to download a plug-in for Firefox or that Microsoft could download a plug-in for a Mac Firefox user automatically
1) in their "get the facts" campaigns they can now claim that the competition is equally vulnerable to viruses2) maybe they had something a little less dramatic in mind, like mess with performance3) flash player has been causing trouble for years, but people still blame firefox, so it does work this way sometimes.
Again, you are wrong. With Windows NT and before, Windows worked with a variety of processors, not just x86. Now it only works on x86, yes, but your point is moot as Apple does not work on non-x86 processors either. And since most home user configurations are based on x86, you have not disproven that I can build a computer using any hardware and have Windows working on it. And your position that Windows did not work well on x86 is incredibly pompous and that facts just do not support your argument. The reason Intel's x86 processors became successful was directly due to Window's ease of use and high performance using their architecture. And Apple's PowerPCs were the laughing stock of the computer world in the 90s, lest you forget.Looks like you just got beat by a 16 year old kid. Any more brain busters, genius?
Doesn't seem to be what was slowing me down. I'm laying the blame on Adobe. Flash sucks ass. The massive CPU usage is inexcusable./uses Firefox for typical browsing, but uses Opera for Facebook (and an increasingly larger amount of browsing also)
Given that Microsoft Internet Explorer gets hacked so often, the decision was made by Microsoft to hack their way into Firefox with something that made it less secure, and this month (October 2009) the FBI & FDIC have warned banks, corporations, and consumers about the high number of malware attacks (which experts this month pinned on Windows/IE malware) - one wonders just what browser IE software engineers use at work to browse the web and do their online banking.And if they use IE on top of Windows, how is that going for them?Now, THAT would make an interesting article.
macparrotOct 16, 2009
Um...not quite. At least not from this as there's little chance a Mac user would attempt to go to a Microsoft site to download a plug-in for Firefox or that Microsoft could download a plug-in for a Mac Firefox user automatically
mithrasinvictusOct 17, 2009
1) in their "get the facts" campaigns they can now claim that the competition is equally vulnerable to viruses2) maybe they had something a little less dramatic in mind, like mess with performance3) flash player has been causing trouble for years, but people still blame firefox, so it does work this way sometimes.
cigeOct 18, 2009
IE 8 may be better than IE 6 or 7, but it is still the worst browser of the bunch BY FAR.
datdamonfooOct 18, 2009
Again, you are wrong. With Windows NT and before, Windows worked with a variety of processors, not just x86. Now it only works on x86, yes, but your point is moot as Apple does not work on non-x86 processors either. And since most home user configurations are based on x86, you have not disproven that I can build a computer using any hardware and have Windows working on it. And your position that Windows did not work well on x86 is incredibly pompous and that facts just do not support your argument. The reason Intel's x86 processors became successful was directly due to Window's ease of use and high performance using their architecture. And Apple's PowerPCs were the laughing stock of the computer world in the 90s, lest you forget.Looks like you just got beat by a 16 year old kid. Any more brain busters, genius?
bjornskiOct 21, 2009
@techdeverDon't worry, he's got it backed up on his Time Capsule. That should keep it safe for up to 17 months!<a class="user" href="http://gizmodo.com/5379865/are-apple-time-capsules-short-lived" rel="nofollow">http://gizmodo.com/5379865/are-apple-time-capsules ...</a><a class="user" href="http://timecapsuledead.org/" rel="nofollow">http://timecapsuledead.org/</a>
bjornskiOct 21, 2009
@RugmeisterNo kidding. Plagiarism, misrepresentation, back-dating stock options...It's all fraud, and it's not just one company doing it.
bjornskiOct 21, 2009
Doesn't seem to be what was slowing me down. I'm laying the blame on Adobe. Flash sucks ass. The massive CPU usage is inexcusable./uses Firefox for typical browsing, but uses Opera for Facebook (and an increasingly larger amount of browsing also)
johnnysoftwareOct 30, 2009
Given that Microsoft Internet Explorer gets hacked so often, the decision was made by Microsoft to hack their way into Firefox with something that made it less secure, and this month (October 2009) the FBI & FDIC have warned banks, corporations, and consumers about the high number of malware attacks (which experts this month pinned on Windows/IE malware) - one wonders just what browser IE software engineers use at work to browse the web and do their online banking.And if they use IE on top of Windows, how is that going for them?Now, THAT would make an interesting article.