Study Shows Microsoft, Linux Neck-And-Neck
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#1 Posted by SlakeT on 04 Apr 2005 - 23:09
- LOL!
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#2 Posted by jon86 on 04 Apr 2005 - 23:39
- What's so funny?
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#2.1 Posted by Fally on 05 Apr 2005 - 18:54
- He is probably laughing at the absurdity of the headline.
Neck-and-Neck? That's a pretty ridicules statement... The story doesn't reflect this. That's like saying that the winning and second place horses were neck and neck because they cost the same to feed.
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#3 Posted by Mr. Dee on 04 Apr 2005 - 23:58
- By the time Longhorn comes out Microsoft will be at a resounding 10 when it comes to Security.
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#3.1 Posted by SVT on 05 Apr 2005 - 00:39
- By the time <insert next MS OS here> comes out Microsoft will be at a resounding 10 when it comes to Security.
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#4 Posted by VB Guy on 05 Apr 2005 - 00:14
- With all the progress that's being made with linux - I'm sure it will also be a 10 by the time Longhorn comes out.
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#4.1 Posted by Colonel_Angus on 05 Apr 2005 - 00:42
- If Windows NT 6.0 and Linux 3.0 are both 10's, then OS XI must be a 20
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#4.2 Posted by NimrodUK on 05 Apr 2005 - 02:50
- Hopefully by then Mac's will be gone.
Although there not as secure as mac users think, they market share is so small and pointless theres just no reason to target them. -
#4.3 Posted by Caleb on 05 Apr 2005 - 03:38
- You clearly know nothing about the Mac OS X architecture.
It's better to keep your mouth shut and look stupid than to open it and remove all doubt. -
#4.4 Posted by TwoTailedFox on 05 Apr 2005 - 13:12
- The OSX Architecture is based on BSD Unix, and it thus quite a secure one. The Mac market share is almost insignificant now, compared with the x86/x86-64 Linux and Windows Markets.
Although it has to be stressed, NT 4.0 has PPC Support, and some open-source Windows Alternatives (Such as Fedora Core, and ReactOS), either have, or are working on, PPC Support. -
#4.5 Posted by sphbecker on 05 Apr 2005 - 13:45
- He does have a point, why would someone spend time targeting a 3-5% market share system. Almost all Windows viruses spread through email attachments and require that the user run the attachment. OS X handles user authority in the same way Windows does, so running an executable would be just as harmful. The good news for Mac users is two fold, one, Macs can't natively run EXE files so they can't be infected by a virus intended for Windows users, and two, Apple recommends that users NOT run their computer with admin rights, so the most such a virus would be limited (but it would still be able to delete all your files and send mass emails out).
I think everyone is missing the point. This article was talking about security from a Server’s point of view. Desktop security is even more complex because not only do you have to protect the computer from network attacks but you have to protect the user from themselves. So far Microsoft has done far more then Apple in protecting the user from them self, but on the flip side, because the Mac OS is not being targeted by spy ware and viruses and because Mac users are typically more computer savvy it have not been an issue. -
#4.6 Posted by PCyr on 05 Apr 2005 - 15:20
- @ Caleb, there's nothing inherently more secure overall about OS X than XP
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#4.7 Posted by sphbecker on 05 Apr 2005 - 18:30
- By default a Windows XP users has full admin rights and can screw up the entire computer. OS X only gives limited rights by default and has an admin password for performing privileged operations. So the default Mac users is only able to screw up their own home folder.
I would call that an inherently more secure.
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#5 Posted by EduardValencia on 05 Apr 2005 - 04:26
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microsoft:
Keep the hard work!!! Go Microsoft!
QUOTE "What we found is that costs are not really dependent on the underlying functionality in the core operating system," DiDio said
^^very interesting
linux is growing faster than windows in the server market,hopefully this will be different when the next gen OS's from microsoft come to our sight!
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#6 Posted by Ramses on 05 Apr 2005 - 09:19
- Getting user's opinion is one thing.
If tomorrow 1.000 people reply that windows is 100% secure, does that mean that it is?
study should be done by neutral people who make honnest evaluations of the os'es -
#6.1 Posted by SunnyB on 05 Apr 2005 - 12:05
- Exactly right.
All these studies, commissions and security analists are nothing but newsprint.
Something to put on paper so the fanboys can have something to dream about.
When the forum and flame wars are over those papers end up on the floor
under my dog covered with the same stuff that's written on them.
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#7 Posted by Da22in on 05 Apr 2005 - 13:39
- Pffft...lies! Screw journalistic integrity, eh?
Linux is forever mired in desktop obscurity...sorry nerds.
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#8 Posted by _dandy_ on 05 Apr 2005 - 15:59
- Spun another way, if the TCO's the same, yet Linux is free, then there's something inherently wrong with Linux so that the savings over licensing are gobbled up elsewhere...
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#8.2 Posted by _dandy_ on 05 Apr 2005 - 20:46
- It's not clear whether you're saying this is a good or bad thing.
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#9 Posted by russ0943 on 06 Apr 2005 - 15:33
- let me guess...a linux fanatic did the research...
"What we found is that costs are not really dependent on the underlying functionality in the core operating system," DiDio said. In the independent study, 88 percent of respondents said that the quality, performance and reliability of Windows was equal to or better than Linux. Linux, which can be copied and modified freely, unlike proprietary software such as Microsoft Corp.'s Windows operating system, has been locked in competition for the last several years against Microsoft's Windows Server software for a share of the corporate market. In most cases, both Linux and Windows are growing at the expense of Sun Microsystems Inc.'s Unix-based servers, which were instrumental in the growth of the Internet during the 1990s.
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"The Internet has revolutionized the way we communicate, transact business and educate ourselves," said Aaron Kornblum, Internet Safety Enforcement attorney at Microsoft. "We must work together to stop these con artists from misusing the Internet as a tool for fraud. Microsoft provides consumers with the information and technology that will help protect all of us from this pervasive and destructive threat, and has filed legal action today against some of these individuals."
Kornblum announced that Microsoft is filing 117 lawsuits against alleged phishers as part of its commitment to protecting consumers against phishing and other cybercrime. The company is filing the lawsuits today in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington in Seattle against John Doe defendants.
Through today's sweep of John Doe lawsuits, Microsoft's legal team hopes to establish connections between phishing scams worldwide and uncover the largest-volume operators.
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Be suspicious if someone contacts you unexpectedly and asks for your personal information. It's hard to tell whether something is legitimate by looking at an e-mail or a Web site, or talking to someone on the phone. But if you're contacted out of the blue and asked for your personal information, it's a warning sign that something is "phishy." Most legitimate companies and agencies don't operate that way.
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