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Whatever, I just wanted to boast that we finally got our iPhone 6 upgrades. I got the 128 GB iPhone 6 and my wife got the 16 GB both space grey. We stood in line maybe 30 minutes.
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Quote: Originally Posted by Tallest Skil Why are you here if not to disparage Apple? You don’t care about fact or truth; why should you keep posting? Apple is great, you are not,
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Quote: Originally Posted by waybacmac Hogwash! First of all, I was there too and there were no Mac-related viruses/trojans in the early 1980's. Ok good point. I got my dates off by a few years but we had tons of Mac viruses in the early year…
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Quote: Originally Posted by SpamSandwich This wins the Stupid Post of the Day Award. I love it that a long time member calls me out for the stupidest post of the day because it only serves to confirm that my comments touched a nerve with the …
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Quote: Originally Posted by SolipsismX If it's so well documented show me proof that Apple said that Mac OS X can't get Mac OS X viruses. Not necessary because you are on the defensive. Bye.
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Quote: Originally Posted by SolipsismX You wrote, "Apple is responsible because they have created a false sense of security that Macs are not susceptible to viruses," and "[Apple] claim that Macs were immune to viruses," come to mind, not to m…
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Quote: Originally Posted by SolipsismX I think that's a great idea but so far you've been lying about what Apple was saying. Please point out the lie. I expressed an opinion. Nothing more nothing less. I posted a few links but I don'r take an…
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Quote: Originally Posted by digitalclips Oh, so if you want to include malware specifically targeted at Microsoft Software that's a whole other story. Not saying it was Apple's fault just that Norton was essential and that Mac viruses were r…
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Quote: Originally Posted by SolipsismX So you're claiming Apple has backed away from Mac OS X not being able to get Wndows viruses? You want to prove this? No I would rather you go out on the Internet and learn history.
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Oh please! If you used a decent search engine you could find this page: http://mac-antivirus-software-review.toptenreviews.com/history-of-macintosh-viruses.html And that is far from complete there were many. many more infecting Word and other sc…
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Quote: Originally Posted by digitalclips That's odd, I've used every Apple product other the Apple I and every OS Apple ever wrote going back to the 1970's and never had one, not ever. ealerships nor any of my thousands of clients actually eve…
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Quote: Originally Posted by foggyhill So, they dropped 2 years 3 months ago, which probably means they haven't really used it since late 2011, if ever. I've never really seen it as a major selling point. What I've seen is them pushing MACs as…
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Quote: Originally Posted by TheWhiteFalcon Compared to Windows, OS X has always been more secure. And when they were PPC only, they were also even more secure, as you couldn't natively execute X86 code on the system. Add in Apple's small marke…
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Quote: Originally Posted by SolipsismX Bullshit! Apple never claimed that Macs can't get WinPC viruses Knee jerk. Read more than the headline of the articles. Edit:typo
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Quote: Originally Posted by NolaMacGuy what marketing? specifically, what are you talking about? It was a stupid idea to claim that Macs were immune to viruses to begin with and Apple finally realized that. http://www.themarysue.com/apple-…
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Quote: Originally Posted by iaeen In what bazaro universe does creating an almost virus proof system make someone more responsible for the rare exception? I guess seatbelts are to be blamed for traffic fatalities, and Microsoft must be doing …
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Quote: Originally Posted by digitalclips Malware NOT virus ... calm down people. . I think malware is a term that describes all malicious software from adware all the way up to viruses that can steal and delete data and replicate across the net…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Rob55 Nah, the technology part is facilitating the collection of data for use by the advertising side. This is what I think too. I seriously doubt that Google sells anyone's personal data. No doubt they collect a…
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Like anything else you buy, if it is not supposed to be bent, don't bend it. Have some common sense. The iPhone 6 Plus is a big phone. if you don't take precautions to protect it, it is only your fault if it gets damaged. Think of it as a precious p…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Suddenly Newton Well you asked me a question, and I gave you an answer. So maybe I should be asking you "that's all you got?" About what? I've been using Macs since 2023, perhaps that might illustrate my perspec…