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http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/biztech/02/01/microsoft.security.reut/index.html
"In the meantime, Schneier said he was thinking of switching from Windows to the Macintosh platform because of all the security issues. "My wife has a Mac and she doesn't worry about viruses, trojans, leaks..., " he said.
A Consumer Reports survey last year found that virus infection rates on Macs are half what they are on Windows, noted Smith. "Is that because Macs are safer? I think the answer is yeah."
HALF that? WTF? Name one important virus infection on the MacOS - either OS9 or OSX....
Still - a good article from a sometimes very partial source (CNN)..
-SJ
"In the meantime, Schneier said he was thinking of switching from Windows to the Macintosh platform because of all the security issues. "My wife has a Mac and she doesn't worry about viruses, trojans, leaks..., " he said.
A Consumer Reports survey last year found that virus infection rates on Macs are half what they are on Windows, noted Smith. "Is that because Macs are safer? I think the answer is yeah."
HALF that? WTF? Name one important virus infection on the MacOS - either OS9 or OSX....
Still - a good article from a sometimes very partial source (CNN)..
-SJ