25 May
2009
25 May
'09
4:04 p.m.
On May 25, 2009, at 2:42 AM, M H Stein wrote:
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Dave McGuire
Port Charlotte, FL
Considering that many thousands if not millions of
folks are happily
using Windows and Microsoft apps 24/7 without any real problems,
That's just the thing, though: They don't. Some 88% of all spam
today comes from Windows machines being remotely controlled without
the knowledge of their owners. I fight it every day (I run a few
large mail servers for people) and see the OS fingerprints.
Further, I've reloaded several Windows machines for people since
my social contacts around home have begun to branch out to include
nontechnical folk. At least a dozen machines over the past year.
The half-dozen Linux people and the two guys with Suns don't have any
problems at all.
So, I say with respect, please know what you're talking about
before making big sweeping statements like that.
-Dave