[X-Unix] Re: Apple dumping IBM, moving to Intel

[Kevin Stevens]

On Jun 5, 2005, at 11:49, Timothy J. Luoma wrote:

>
>
> ...... Original Message .......
> On Sat, 4 Jun 2005 02:48:07 -0500 "Eugene" <list- 
> themacintoshguy at fsck.net>
> wrote:
>
>> y. I was reading an article the other day about
>> : how many of the exploits on PC's are due, not to Windows, but to  
>> the
>> : Intel architecture. I doubt it's true, but if it is I'll have to do
>> : some serious thinking about my next computer.
>>
>>
>
> figure out wherever you read that and be sure to never trust  
> anything they
> say again.
>
> 99% (or close to it) of the viruses come through Internet Explorer or
> Outlook Express.  It's the insecurity of Windows, not Intel, that lets
> viruses flourish

Think about it for a minute - how many architectural exploits did  
this article relate as pertaining to Linux, FreeBSD, or Solaris  
running on x86 platforms?

KeS