Some of the virus creators do target pcs because of that. Others are more of a political statement because they are anti-american. It is very interesting that a large amount of the viruses come from our so-called friends like Isreal, Germany, the UK, Mexico and Brazil. Then you have a percentage that are just doing it because its fun and it is spring break at school. The rest are doing it because they are just trying to rip you off. (Russia, China, Taiwan, Africa, probably the Taliban too.)
The way macs are setup it is a little harder to create a virus for it that will run. So the way windows is setup there are literally thousands of open doors. (all of the ports are left open by default. Which is stupid. 25000 ports. The internet only uses 2. 80 and 443. Some games use higher numbers.) PCs have a huge amount of holes in the operating system such as active x, that allow a web programmer to plant a virus, install it on your system just by having you go to a website. On and on. I have seen virus creation programs that run with a small menu. You can create a custom set of viruses, trojans and other goodies and it will package them up for you. On Thu, Oct 15, 2009 at 12:41 PM, Martin Baxter <truthseeker...@hotmail.com>wrote: > > > And, if I take the rumors I've heard to be true, M$ is the reason that > viruses and such are designed to attack PCs and not Macs. Getback. > > "If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in > bloody hell hired the director?" -- Charles L Grant > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik > > > > > ------------------------------ > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > From: hellomahog...@gmail.com > Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2009 04:39:16 -0700 > > Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Microsoft taps the Family Guy to sell Windows 7 > > > Sure.. I have listened to dozens of people gripe about M$ and have been > the recipient of several bomb threats and an anthrax scare. Why? Because of > the way they do business. > > > On Thu, Oct 15, 2009 at 4:30 AM, Martin Baxter <truthseeker...@hotmail.com > > wrote: > > > > Mr Worf, if you don't mind, I'd like to try to forward this to Billy-Boy > O'Reilly. He's been defending M$ (which I'll now use over my previous > derogatory, Microsoft-in-the-head) for years and decrying European protests > against the company, lamely saying that they "hate capitalism over there". > > "If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in > bloody hell hired the director?" -- Charles L Grant > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik > > > > > ------------------------------ > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > From: hellomahog...@gmail.com > Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:44:29 -0700 > > Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Microsoft taps the Family Guy to sell Windows 7 > > > I have to agree with you on that. I would also have to add that many of > the things that M$ has done to smaller companies that had good ideas was > also very wrong. They practiced a policy of "if we can't buy the company, > steal the idea." Which is why they have had so many lawsuits over the years. > > > One person that will never be laid off in a recession is a M$ lawyer. > > > On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 1:04 PM, Martin Baxter <truthseeker...@hotmail.com > > wrote: > > > > Exactly. Nothing the man could ever do in this life could hope to redeem > what he's inflicted on the world through Windows. > > "If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in > bloody hell hired the director?" -- Charles L Grant > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik > > > > > ------------------------------ > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > From: hellomahog...@gmail.com > Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2009 12:53:14 -0700 > Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Microsoft taps the Family Guy to sell Windows 7 > > I have to agree on that. That never ending lust for money is what is > really driving people. Although Bill Gates will give away 3 Billion to > charities (and they have given away a lot of money in the past. They are > helping to end malaria. ) there is still something that feels tainted about > it. > > > On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 12:36 PM, Martin Baxter < > truthseeker...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > > Evil never sleeps... > > "If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in > bloody hell hired the director?" -- Charles L Grant > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik > > > > > ------------------------------ > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > From: hellomahog...@gmail.com > Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2009 01:54:27 -0700 > Subject: [scifinoir2] Microsoft taps the Family Guy to sell Windows 7 > > > They are just ruining everything lately... > > http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10374323-56.html > > -- > > Microsoft on Tuesday plans to announce a deal with News Corp.'s Fox that > will see Microsoft sponsoring a TV show that will merge a pitch for Windows > 7 <http://www.cnet.com/windows-7/> with the comedic stylings of "Family > Guy" voices Seth MacFarlane and Alex Borstein. > The show, dubbed "Family Guy Presents: Seth & Alex's Almost Live Comedy > Show," will air Sunday, November 8, at 8:30 p.m. (ET and PT). There won't be > any commercial breaks; just Windows 7 built into the story line. > MacFarlane > In a statement, Microsoft and Fox said they hope to "bring the old 'Texaco > Star Theater'-style sponsorships into the 21st century." MacFarlane, creator > and primary voice of "Family Guy," and Borstein, voice of the series' Lois > character, teamed with the folks from Microsoft, as well as Redmond's ad > agencies--Universal McCann, and Crispin, Porter & Bogusky, to create the > show. > "While the way people watch TV has evolved, their desire to be entertained, > and marketers' need to deliver compelling content, hasn't changed," the > companies said. "Microsoft and Fox are joining forces to showcase how the > power and simplicity of Windows 7 can enhance the content Fox viewers enjoy > most, whether it's comedy, drama, sports, or reality programming on TV or on > the Web." > Microsoft and Fox also plan to put on a 12-week college tour allowing > students to try Windows 7 and tying in outdoor-movie nights hosted by the > Stewie and Brian characters of "Family Guy." > Financial details of Microsoft-Fox partnership were not disclosed. > Interestingly, Google had a deal with > MacFarlane<http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-9980226-7.html>a while ago. > Windows 7 is set for its big launch next week in New York, and CNET News > will be on the ground with plenty of coverage of all the festivities. > > > > ------------------------------ > Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsoft’s powerful SPAM protection. 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