daveinpoway
join:2006-07-03
Poway, CA
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Re: Highly-critical flaws found in Safari for Windows
The reason I mentioned "100% security" is that unless a browser can achieve this level, then there will be at least one flaw that a hacker can exploit. Unfortunately, advertising hype notwithstanding, there is no flaw-free software product presently out there, from Apple, Microsoft, or anyone else.
If you read carefully, he said that he chose OS X because he thought it would have been easier, but he (and probably other hackers) could have come up with something for Windows or Linux, also. Meaning here: if the contest hadn't been stopped once the Mac was taken over, one (or both) of the other computers would also likely have fallen. You said "The same thing did not happen to Vista or Linux", but the only thing that truly did not happen to the other 2 systems is that they were not the first to be hacked. This doesn't even begin to indicate that they are free of security problems. |
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| said by daveinpoway  :If you read carefully, he said that he chose OS X because he thought it would have been easier, but he (and probably other hackers) could have come up with something for Windows or Linux, also. Meaning here: if the contest hadn't been stopped once the Mac was taken over, one (or both) of the other computers would also likely have fallen. You said "The same thing did not happen to Vista or Linux", but the only thing that truly did not happen to the other 2 systems is that they were not the first to be hacked. This doesn't even begin to indicate that they are free of security problems. Contest wasn't stopped. The Vista box didn't "fall" until the rules were relaxed and the prize reduced. Are you seriously suggesting that they did not go after the other two and just concentrated on the Mac?
The same thing didn't happen to the Vista or Linux box. The rules were relaxed. The Mac installation was compromised under tighter restrictions. No amount of apologistic, diversionary orating from the Mac camp can change it.
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daveinpoway
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