Re: XP has no significant bugs other than those of its defenders

In <4KGdnWRTvtDGMf_fRVn-2g@xxxxxxxxxxx>, on 04/17/05
at 02:35 PM, "Charles Schuler" <charleschuler@xxxxxxxxxxx> said:

>What started this was your writing: "I ain't flaming you, but I think
>you need to see how viruses work before you can declare every OS to be
>vulnerable to hackers. Its one thing to break into a computer, its
>another to be able to take it over. Can't do that with a MAC, linux,
>OS/2, or actually, any other OS. Just windows."

>I still disagree with you and, in fact, have not even wavered one
>angstrom. However, I was "dead wrong" to tell you that you were "dead
>wrong" and will avoid that type of response in the future. Peace!


Yea, and in most of my posts I pointed out the concept of the virus not
only infecting the machine, but taking data and propagating itself across
the network as being unique to M$. I left that out of the quote you
pasted, so I guess its just a matter of having not expressed myself fully,
and correctly, each and every time I post. <shrug>

I will stand by what I have written, and say that windows is too
vulnerable to viruses and is used by the virus, to spread itself. No such
thing as an absolute in these matters, but Linux and OS/2 are not
structured to permit this to happen. A virus getting into linux or OS/2 is
pretty much going to die there. A virus in M$ has access to the entire
machine, all its data, and the network connection. There is a big
difference there.

History will show that in the last days of our society, we deteriorated to
a gang of people and businesses that refused to take responsibility for
our own actions, and escaped the wrath of the sheep by simply pointing out
someone else who had done it, which somehow means our actions ought to be
permitted as well. The simple fact that many think Linux and other OS's
are also open to virus infections really ought not excuse microsoft from
dealing with the issue more decisively. Their's is the only OS of
consequence, and so when someone derides their lack of effort at shoring
up their horrid architecture, it is just not good enough to cry back that
"its only because they are number one" or that "linux can get a virus too"


Too many excuses, and not enough action.

All that you have ever said is just those same words, which I don't think
are much along the lines of defense, but more of an excuse. Microsoft
ought to deal with the problem. Until people force them to, why on earth
should they? Let us all sit back, and take the abuse because, well, linux
and OS/2 might get viruses as well, so that pretty much means its okay for
microsoft to allow them as well. Excuses, excuses, excuses. That is all
that is left anymore

JB
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