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I don’t think this is right. Apple correctly pushed antivirus software out of kernel space into user space. Microsoft has not done that. If there was a reason that Microsoft did not do this because it would put third-party antivirus providers at a competitive disadvantage compared with Microsoft, it’s because their own antivirus still runs in kernel space.

AI has fallen into the same trap as other media with a poor headline. This was not a Windows update. It was a Crowdstrike update affecting Windows. Businesses that do not use Crowdstrike are not affected. By crying Windows, you lead the headline reader to believe it is a Microsoft issue.

blastdoor said:

StrangeDays said:

ssfe11 said:

Yup a Wall Gardened type of security does have its advantages. 

As does being based on OS X which is based off Unix.

Android is based on Linux which is very unixy. 

I’m quite sure that it is not the esoteric differences between Linux and Unix that are driving this but instead Apple’s superior commitment to security and privacy.

Linux is very Unixy? No kidding. The polite description would place it as a copyright free rewrite of Unix. The more bald version would say plagiarism, but since API’s can’t be copyrighted (something only really decided much later when Oracle went head on with Google over Android), that’s ok (?). 

StrangeDays said:

ssfe11 said:

Yup a Wall Gardened type of security does have its advantages. 

As does being based on OS X which is based off Unix.

“Based off Unix” is weird. OS X is built in the BSD flavour of Unix. Somewhat akin to a Linux distro from today’s viewpoint.

ssfe11 said:

Yup a Wall Gardened type of security does have its advantages. 

A Walled Garden is a business model, not a security model.