Comments on: Firewall not enabled by default in Mac OS X Leopard http://mypieceoftheinter.net/archives/766 A place for my geekish ramblings or whatever I find interesting. Sun, 28 Apr 2013 07:49:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 By: Dweezledap http://mypieceoftheinter.net/archives/766/comment-page-1#comment-470 Dweezledap Sun, 31 Aug 2008 07:20:35 +0000 http://mypieceoftheinter.net/archives/766#comment-470 This seems to be a growing attitude with Mac and Linux users. I have a friend at work who stated: "virus and that kind of sh** are designed for Windows and the as**oles that use them ... I use a Mac ... I do not have to worry about that kind of **it"! I tried to explain that although most Unix based operating systems are safer (in general) from the attacks that Windows users suffer .. they are not immune. His response was ... F You .. you do not know what you are talking about. Truth of the matter is .. yes most hackers/spy ware agents are going to develop their programs to infiltrate Windows based systems because they are about 90% of the used OSes in the world today ... but what if that little smart hacker thought (hmm I could tap into that 10% and make a killing!) This seems to be a growing attitude with Mac and Linux users.
I have a friend at work who stated:
“virus and that kind of sh** are designed for Windows and the as**oles that use them … I use a Mac … I do not have to worry about that kind of **it”!

I tried to explain that although most Unix based operating systems are safer (in general) from the attacks that Windows users suffer .. they are not immune.
His response was … F You .. you do not know what you are talking about.

Truth of the matter is .. yes most hackers/spy ware agents are going to develop their programs to infiltrate Windows based systems because they are about 90% of the used OSes in the world today … but what if that little smart hacker thought (hmm I could tap into that 10% and make a killing!)

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