Maverick

Mayor of R'lyeh wrote:

> In article <wAFxh.23383$fC2.17425@bignews4.bellsouth.net>,
> "Jim Fisher" <spamaddy@bellsouth.net> wrote:
>
>
>>>yeah, it's dumb. you have to call them to resolve it every time you
>>>change out MBs, that's why lots of people are moving on over to the mac
>>>since apple doesn't have silly rules like that, plus there is no
>>>activation on a mac, no viruses, etc.
>>
>>Bullsquat. There most certainly are viruses for the Mac. Lot's of them.
>
>
> Incorrect. There are ZERO Viruses on OSX. There were about 60 on the old
> operating system from the 90's. But there have been NO Viruses on OSX in
> the last 6 years. It's just a better system since it's based on Unix and
> that is the OS that doesn't allow Viruses to spread. (it's technically
> impossible because of how Admin and Root users are setup) So when you
> get a Mac, you don't even need Virus software, it's great!
>
>
>>Calling MS for activation is a 5 minute phone call and no big deal. Mac
>>doesn't have that because there is no need to do that. Almost no one owns a
>>Mac so piracy isn't a concern.
>
>
> Macs are the most popular PC's today. Sure there are more Windows PCs
> still hanging on, but most people hate them.

Hi, Mayor. Actually, it is a shame that M$ can't produce a decent
product this time around. We need good competition, but what I've been
reading in this newsgroup so far is starting to look like a nightmare
for a lot of people.