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Oh no, not again.Volume said:I'm not trying to be arrogant, it's an honest question... What is the pointof having a Mac? Isn't it much less compatible than PC?
Volume said:I'm not trying to be arrogant, it's an honest question... What is the pointof having a Mac? Isn't it much less compatible than PC?
ZenPirate said:Mostly because it's what Linux could be.
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Oh, I was also sick to death of having to run a half dozen programs to kill spyware, viruses, hacks, cracks, and other crapola.
Josh_B said:You mean Linux could be all about looks and be (at least partly) closed-source? Sounds good to me.
ZenPirate said:... Oh, I was also sick to death of having to run a half dozen programs to kill spyware, viruses, hacks, cracks, and other crapola.
I fear the responses this will get.Volume said:I'm not trying to be arrogant, it's an honest question... What is the pointof having a Mac? Isn't it much less compatible than PC?
Tengis said:Lame attempt at trolling? Show me some numbers that prove what I just said, and have seen, wrong. Just because you like Macs and I dont doesnt mean a Mac is better, its just your personal preference.
Eightball said:The only reason why there aren't as many hacks, cracks, etc because the user base is so tiny.
emorphien said:I fear the responses this will get.
Like i said before.. I think MACs are fine machines.. but one thing that gets me is that there is only on clicker.. you can't highlight something and then right click and copy... or can you?
Ok, so why are there viruses out now for Windows 64-bit? The user base of Windows 64-bit is way smaller than the user base of OS X.Eigtball said:The only reason why there aren't as many hacks, cracks, etc because the user base is so tiny. Its more likely to get to a Windows user because more people use it. If it was the other way around, people would be trying harder to exploit macs.
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The reason I got a Mac (Powerbook 12") is that I wanted a really good UNIX laptop. I'm working on a Master's Degree in Computer Science, and UNIX/OS X provides the tools and flexability I need.Volume said:I'm not trying to be arrogant, it's an honest question... What is the pointof having a Mac? Isn't it much less compatible than PC?
LOL, in all my years of using Macs I have never heard it referred to as the "flower" key. It is the "command" or "Apple" key.RancidWAnnaRIot said:HA!! so that crazy looking kay is called the flower key? heheh i always wondered what it was.. i call it the squagly thing... i use MACs at the computer lab on campus. that's where all my MAC experience comes from.
Lethal said:LOL, in all my years of using Macs I have never heard it referred to as the "flower" key. It is the "command" or "Apple" key.
bdavids1 said:Ok, so why are there viruses out now for Windows 64-bit? The user base of Windows 64-bit is way smaller than the user base of OS X.
OS X is based on BSD UNIX which has an extremely strong security track record. When a system is designed from the beginning with security in mind, it will be far more secure than a system which was designed without considering security.
Actually, Macs do have a "control" key and an "alt/option" key in addition to "command".Keith130 said:Ive been following this thread 'cos im interested in Mac's: they look soooo cool and they are reliable, no spyware etc. I just had to comment on the 'flower' key, it sounds funny, I have always heard it as the Command key or the control key, the control key is probibly incorrect since thats a Windows thing no?
RancidWAnnaRIot said:[...]but one thing that gets me is that there is only on clicker.. you can't highlight something and then right click and copy... or can you?
My points exactly.bdavids1 said:Ok, so why are there viruses out now for Windows 64-bit? The user base of Windows 64-bit is way smaller than the user base of OS X.
OS X is based on BSD UNIX which has an extremely strong security track record. When a system is designed from the beginning with security in mind, it will be far more secure than a system which was designed without considering security.
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It's just that they have a huge market share, so it gives the impression that it's the other systems which not being compatible.
I believe it's called the "command" key....RancidWAnnaRIot said:HA!! so that crazy looking kay is called the flower key?
Macs have the following keys in the corners:Keith130 said:the control key is probibly incorrect since thats a Windows thing no?
That's not the only reason. Not by a long shot.emorphien said:Anticipation of the market share. That's why there are already viruses out.
I'd rather use Mac OS X in a box that looks like an old Viktor. I'd prefer Mac OS X over Windows, even if the looks were reversed. "User Interface" is so much more than "looking good".BillLeeLee said:I'm the kind of person who doesn't care how 'sexy' or 'curvy' my OS or comp box looks.
No, there wasn't. There has never been a single Mac OS X virus caught in the wild, even though a few theoretical ones have appeared.[...]well, there was a Mac OS X virus released into the wild a few weeks ago.
Again, only half true... also, why does the reason matter?Windows is targetted more because the huge majority of users in the world run Windows based systems, and the Windows security model is pretty weak in comparison (everyone by default gets superuser privileges), and also Outlook Express (another popular channel of virus propogation).
Indeed. But in Mac OS X, far fewer things are enabled by default. Also, "root" in Mac OS X isn't the same root as in UNIX/Linux... Just being administrator doesn't make you root. There is no root account accivated by default in Mac OS X, and anyone who's clueless couldn't possibly activate it, either.So while OSX and Linux are more secure than Windows, that means nothing if the user improperly configures his security (or runs everything as root, ick). A computer is only as secure as the user makes it.
Black Morty Rackham said:No, there wasn't. There has never been a single Mac OS X virus caught in the wild, even though a few theoretical ones have appeared.
BillLeeLee said:Yes, my apologies. I was thinking of the Trojan Horse (MP3Concept), the first Trojan Horse that affects Mac OS X.
And my idea of a user interface is one with a simple panel and everything accessible from the right click (I use OpenBox under Linux).
And interesting to learn Mac's root isn't the traditional *nix root user.
I believe it's called the "command" key....
RancidWAnnaRIot said:Hey, I wans't using it as a reason to put down MACs. I was just saying that's what get same when i use the computer labs in school.. if you read my ealier posts i completly respect apple machines.. And why the hell do you peopel bother arguing about this crap anyway?