I agree but regular cellphones can track a user, to a lesser degree, too. I think the gov't is shakin' down Apple to get something and any junior programmer has known about the software on the iphone. just my opinion.
--- On Fri, 4/22/11, bgiovan@cavtel.net <bgiovan@cavtel.net> wrote:
> From: bgiovan@cavtel.net <bgiovan@cavtel.net>
> Subject: Re: [diesel_mercedes] Malwarebytes.org
> To: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
> Cc: "briankk" <briankk@att.net>
> Date: Friday, April 22, 2011, 1:46 PM
> Steve Jobs has taken over the
> position from Bill Gates as 666. 4th
> Amendment issues aside, some of the nefarious tracking
> stuff Apple does
> now is just plain not cool without asking permission
> first. /rant
>
> Ben near Detroit
>
> On 4/22/2011 1:05 PM, briankk wrote:
> >
> > True, but there will always be less malware on the
> Apple platform, for
> > the reason cited. Now, if you have one of the
> Macs with the Intel
> > chip, you can run the Windows partition 'till it gets
> clogged up, then
> > switch to the OSX.xxx partition to carry on.
> Eventually, you may
> > wonder why you bothered to have the Windows side at
> all.
> >
> > This is why I recommended the Mac for users who aren't
> much interested
> > in the inner bits of the computer, you can just use
> the Mac for a long
> > time without having to know anything much about
> computers.
> >
> > There are a lot my technical reasons for this argument
> than I'll go
> > into here, but the Mac is quality, the PC is a
> question mark at best..
> >
> > bk
> >
> > --- On *Fri, 4/22/11, john public /<brad_macaboy1234@yahoo.com>/*wrote:
> >
> >
> > From: john public <brad_macaboy1234@yahoo.com>
> > Subject: Re: [diesel_mercedes]
> Malwarebytes.org
> > To: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
> > Date: Friday, April 22, 2011,
> 9:37 AM
> >
> > I hate to have to write this
> but viruses,spyware and bugs
> > are becoming more prevalent
> with the OS(s) Apple uses; as their
> > systems proliferate, they will
> become more so. The same is true of
> > Linux based systems; they are
> much easier to write code for than
> > Win based machines (IMO).
> > Before mp3 players were
> available, I had a small pc running in my
> > 300D...to keep it on topic
> > F-prot is a free scanner for
> Linux users and for Win users there
> > is a trial period durig which
> it run with nag screens. It is
> > possible to install linux in a
> separate partition, and scan the
> > Win section of your HD for
> viruses. It is possible to do this over
> > a home network, if you have
> multiple pcs.
> > If you have Win XP, MS has a
> free updating service and scanner
> > that runs pretty well and has
> eliminated some system viruses from
> > my machine. Service pack 3 has
> to be installed, tho.
> >
> >
> > --- On *Fri, 4/22/11, briankk
> /<briankk@att.net>/*
> wrote:
> >
> >
> > From: briankk
> <briankk@att.net>
> > Subject: Re:
> [diesel_mercedes] Malwarebytes.org
> > To: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
> > Date: Friday,
> April 22, 2011, 12:09 PM
> >
> >
> >
> > That's getting
> to be the norm, the ad say it'll fix you
> > computer and
> whatnot, just download the free diagnostic; you
> > run the
> diagnostic and it reports that you hard drive has been
> > invaded by
> headhunters and has a hemorrhagic fever virus, and
> > if you don't act
> THIS INSTANT, it may pull a Derrenger and
> > take a shot at
> you...So you click on the fix me now button,
> > and up pops the
> news that they will gladly do this as soon as
> > you send 'em $20
> bucks, and for only a bit more you can
> > subscribe to
> their service and get reamed at regular
> > intervals.
> FWIW, searching for any driver in Google, for
> > instance, will
> get you a taste of the same scam.
> >
> > If you just want
> to be a user, get a Mac. The problem with
> > the PC/Windows
> platform is that it is an infamous mass of
> > festering
> vulnerabilities, and any kid who can figure out
> > assembly
> language code can write malware for the platform.
> >
> > With a Mac, the
> coding is a bit obtuse, anybody who can figure
> > out how to write
> a bug for a Mac can get a high-paying job as
> > a software
> engineer, doesn't have so much time on their hands,
> > which is why Mac
> bugs/viruses are rare..
> >
> > bk (Some old Mac
> guy..)
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --- On *Thu,
> 4/21/11, Nate /<vwnate1@yahoo.com>/*wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> From: Nate <vwnate1@yahoo.com>
> >
> Subject: [diesel_mercedes]
> Malwarebytes.org
> >
> To: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
> >
> Date: Thursday, April 21, 2011, 7:24 PM
> >
> >
> >
> Ben ;
> >
> >
> You didn't mention this is only available
> paid ~ .
> >
> >
> Clicking on the " free " version , takes
> me to a paid
> >
> download site...
> >
> >
> -Nate
> >
> STILL struggling with the laptop.....
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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