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    One reason why I love mac

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by fan of laptop, Jul 10, 2007.

  1. fan of laptop

    fan of laptop Notebook Evangelist

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    One reason why I love MAC product is because there is no virus on the machine. :eek:
    Windows really sucks! My T40 got virus today! :mad:
     
    fan of laptop, Jul 10, 2007
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  2. StormEffect

    StormEffect Lazer. *pew pew*

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  3. Bog

    Bog Losing it...

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    For the love of God, just stay off the porn, serial, and scam sites, don't open unknown messages, and stay off the p2p networks!

    I don't even run anti-virus on XP anymore, just WinPatrol!
     
    Bog, Jul 10, 2007
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  4. jmwein

    jmwein Notebook Evangelist

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    Yea but you also can't watch porn! I'd rather watch porn and take the risk... lol
     
    jmwein, Jul 10, 2007
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    I have never gotten a virus off a P2P network in my life. You just have to avoiding downloading and running naked.fun.exe and you are golden.
     
    Dal, Jul 10, 2007
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  6. knp

    knp Notebook Evangelist

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    I'm sorry to be so harsh, but that's just dumb.
     
    knp, Jul 10, 2007
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  7. fan of laptop

    fan of laptop Notebook Evangelist

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    I just want to say that there is some hidden link in somewebsite, which is definitely not a porn website
     
    fan of laptop, Jul 11, 2007
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  8. Budding

    Budding Notebook Virtuoso

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    It's not just websites you get viruses off from. I once brought my laptop over to a mates for a LAN party - the second I connected my AntiVirus went insane.
    A few years prior to that, when 3.4" floppy disks were still widely available, a mate of mine gave me a disk with some documents, and my AntiVirus went insane the second I put in the disk.
    It's not always all your fault when you get a virus. The good thing about OS X is that you can make sure it's never your fault if you get a virus.
     
    Budding, Jul 11, 2007
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    vallaird Notebook Consultant

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    Most of the viruses we get here in the company where I work come from Outlook, Outlook Express and Internet Explorer 6 (active X technology). Don't use these and you'll see a BIG improvement.
     
    vallaird, Jul 11, 2007
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  10. waterloo

    waterloo Notebook Evangelist

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    Use firefox
     
    waterloo, Jul 11, 2007
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    I agree .
     
    mtor, Jul 11, 2007
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  12. Homer_Jay_Thompson

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    One reaons I love Mac PCs. Competition lowers the price of Windows PCs.
     
    Homer_Jay_Thompson, Jul 11, 2007
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    I wish my company would stop using iE6.
     
    tatsumi82, Jul 13, 2007
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  14. bmwrob

    bmwrob Notebook Virtuoso

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    Although I'd have said so in a different manner, I agree with the OP. I don't really dislike Windows, but hate having to install AV, antispyware programs, run scans, and constantly be on my toes regarding security. My Mac and OSX (and Linux on my formerly Windows machines) allow me to relax a bit and enjoy the computer more.
     
    bmwrob, Jul 13, 2007
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  15. knp

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    Definitely agree. Ranging from AV programs to anti-spyware programs and firewalls plus modifying browsers, it is too much to worry about. Then you have to worry about other people infecting you!
     
    knp, Jul 13, 2007
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