Comments on: Gartner: Beware of Mac OS spyware

The research firm is warning companies using Mac OS to guard against malicious-code attacks and spyware.

Another MS funded research?

Mr. Reynolds admits that there are no viruses, worms or spyware for the Macintosh platform, but he thinks that only one worm (if it ever made one) could make you toss your Mac off the window and destroy your bussines! A single worm/spyware!!! Windows users get attacked by many of those malicious programms every day, but they are still the ~95% of the people who use computers.
I think someone must talk to Mr. Reynolds about UNIX/Linux and the differences these OSes have with the Windows!

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Not MS funded

The people behind this study aren't noted for being MS friendly at all.

That said, I fail to see the point of their message. This looks little different than the self-serving and useless note posted yesterday? about the possibility of more virus activity targeting Macs based on a Symantec news release.

Another MS funded research?

Mr. Reynolds admits that there are no viruses, worms or spyware for the Macintosh platform, but he thinks that only one worm (if it ever made one) could make you toss your Mac off the window and destroy your bussines! A single worm/spyware!!! Windows users get attacked by many of those malicious programms every day, but they are still the ~95% of the people who use computers.
I think someone must talk to Mr. Reynolds about UNIX/Linux and the differences these OSes have with the Windows!

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Not MS funded

The people behind this study aren't noted for being MS friendly at all.

That said, I fail to see the point of their message. This looks little different than the self-serving and useless note posted yesterday? about the possibility of more virus activity targeting Macs based on a Symantec news release.

Can't fix what isn't broken

Perhaps Mr. Reynolds forgot that you can't write anti-spyware/
malware applications to eradicate a threat that doesn't exist.

Be very afraid... of what? The future?

Can't fix what isn't broken

Perhaps Mr. Reynolds forgot that you can't write anti-spyware/
malware applications to eradicate a threat that doesn't exist.

Be very afraid... of what? The future?

Ask Gartner what they use...

I agree with the article, yes something like that COULD happen, but what is the vulnerability specifically? It's like raising the Terrorist Threat level without having any idea who, what, when or where. The fact that these warnings have been appearing is clearly a sign that a) The OS X user base is expanding rapidly, and b) Someone's getting a little bit concerned.

Ask Gartner what they use...

I agree with the article, yes something like that COULD happen, but what is the vulnerability specifically? It's like raising the Terrorist Threat level without having any idea who, what, when or where. The fact that these warnings have been appearing is clearly a sign that a) The OS X user base is expanding rapidly, and b) Someone's getting a little bit concerned.

[Jill_Gates]

If it only takes 1 to cause problems...

How about 100K+? That's what you have with Windows.

How many are there for OS X again? Let's count them...

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[Jill_Gates]

If it only takes 1 to cause problems...

How about 100K+? That's what you have with Windows.

How many are there for OS X again? Let's count them...

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zip

zlich

nada

nicht

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[Jill_Gates]

MS fighting to remain leader in this field...

Not to be outdone, in a game of 'none-upmanship':

http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1781171,00.asp

[Jill_Gates]

MS fighting to remain leader in this field...

Not to be outdone, in a game of 'none-upmanship':

http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1781171,00.asp

[JuggerNaut]

Never confuse market-share with installed-userbase!

... "The Macintosh installed base is relatively small, with only about 3 percent of systems in use today running the Mac OS," Reynolds wrote in a research note. "The Mac OS is also a harder target...However, it only takes one exploited weakness to cause trouble," he added."...

You would think these so called experts would know the difference. Marketshare goes from quarter to quarter, whereas installed userbase is almost impossible to calculate because it depends on how long a computer put to use, which could be for years. Look at the Amiga, its users are still computing along quite happily with computers over a decade old, though new Amigas can be had today.

[JuggerNaut]

Never confuse market-share with installed-userbase!

... "The Macintosh installed base is relatively small, with only about 3 percent of systems in use today running the Mac OS," Reynolds wrote in a research note. "The Mac OS is also a harder target...However, it only takes one exploited weakness to cause trouble," he added."...

You would think these so called experts would know the difference. Marketshare goes from quarter to quarter, whereas installed userbase is almost impossible to calculate because it depends on how long a computer put to use, which could be for years. Look at the Amiga, its users are still computing along quite happily with computers over a decade old, though new Amigas can be had today.