WindowsXP more secure than Mac OS X ??

bobcat · 07-07-2004, 07:13 PM

I am suprised, but at the same time I guess this is expected. Of course an OS with a much larger userbase has to be more secure than a smaller userbase OS. MS XP has had SO many vulnerabilities thrown at it that it has no choice to be anything but secure, even moreso than MacOSX.

Null · 07-07-2004, 07:29 PM

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Originally Posted by bobcat

I am suprised, but at the same time I guess this is expected. Of course an OS with a much larger userbase has to be more secure than a smaller userbase OS. MS XP has had SO many vulnerabilities thrown at it that it has no choice to be anything but secure, even moreso than MacOSX.

close, but i think its a bit more of with all the attacks they get on windows, these attackers/hackers are actually finding all the holes then MS fixes em. making it more secure in that sense.
the less people find em on other OS's, the less they get fixed.

MS has its problems. but they do work damn hard at this stuff and never get credit.

GT News · 07-07-2004, 07:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Null

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Originally Posted by bobcat

I am suprised, but at the same time I guess this is expected. Of course an OS with a much larger userbase has to be more secure than a smaller userbase OS. MS XP has had SO many vulnerabilities thrown at it that it has no choice to be anything but secure, even moreso than MacOSX.

close, but i think its a bit more of with all the attacks they get on windows, these attackers/hackers are actually finding all the holes then MS fixes em. making it more secure in that sense.
the less people find em on other OS's, the less they get fixed.

MS has its problems. but they do work damn hard at this stuff and never get credit.

Is that a command?I've lost the context, . Are we still on orange would look good?
What is your real name?Where did MS get its problems?And.
Who are "They?"

Null · 07-07-2004, 07:31 PM

Why is it we dont have an ignore list here? i know vbulletin has the ignore lists cuz other message boards use it. really do need one tho so everyone can block that out.

Jonbo298 · 07-07-2004, 07:32 PM

We do. Look in the UserCP

Typhoid · 07-07-2004, 07:34 PM

Block out what? Camfubot? Why not just delete him? Or lower his post limit even more.

GameMaster · 07-07-2004, 09:04 PM

One thing that contributes to his 'annoyingness' is that he has to quote the user that posts right before him. Generally, if you respond to a post right before yours, you don't need to quote it.

bobcat · 07-08-2004, 07:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Null

close, but i think its a bit more of with all the attacks they get on windows, these attackers/hackers are actually finding all the holes then MS fixes em. making it more secure in that sense.
the less people find em on other OS's, the less they get fixed.

MS has its problems. but they do work damn hard at this stuff and never get credit.

That's what I implied

It's vulnerabilities are discovered through hackers....not by MS.

Yes MS is working damn hard on these vulnerabilities. That's the price you pay for being number 1