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Clintonista2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 08:16 PM Original message |
Does anybody else think its disingenuous for Apple to market its computers as immune to viruses? |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 08:19 PM Response to Original message |
1. No |
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terrapinwelcher (123 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 08:30 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. Of Course It Is |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 09:17 PM Response to Reply #4 |
37. And I've had nothing but great experience with their customer service |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 08:27 PM Response to Original message |
2. Never had one. |
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Clintonista2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 08:30 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. The point is, they *CAN* get viruses |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 09:18 PM Response to Reply #3 |
39. But they don't |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 05:58 AM Response to Reply #39 |
42. Exactly. |
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Clintonista2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 01:34 PM Response to Reply #39 |
46. Tell that to all the people who had their information stolen due to the Safari virus |
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gristy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 08:31 PM Response to Original message |
5. Can you give an example of such marketing? Where they say they are "immune"? |
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Clintonista2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 08:33 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. Here you go |
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Touchdown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 08:36 PM Response to Reply #6 |
10. Watched it twice. Neither one said "Immune" |
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gristy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 08:37 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. I think there is certainly a strong implication. |
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Touchdown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 08:41 PM Response to Reply #13 |
16. No there isn't. |
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Clintonista2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 08:39 PM Response to Reply #10 |
15. Where did I say they called themselves immune? I said they marketed their computers as immune |
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Touchdown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 08:43 PM Response to Reply #15 |
18. That's exactly what I'm saying. That commercial implied nothing of the sort. |
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Clintonista2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 08:48 PM Response to Reply #18 |
22. The commercial had one person with a virus, and the other saying don't worry, I'm a mac |
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Touchdown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 08:51 PM Response to Reply #22 |
24. Of course he can't! No Mac can catch a Windows virus! It can only catch Mac viruses! |
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KonaKane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 08:46 PM Response to Reply #15 |
20. That's not what your headline says. |
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Clintonista2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 08:52 PM Response to Reply #20 |
25. No, my headline says apple markets itself as immune to viruses |
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Technodaoist (138 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 08:54 PM Response to Reply #10 |
27. Your literal argument |
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Touchdown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 08:59 PM Response to Reply #27 |
29. No it doesn't. |
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Touchdown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 08:34 PM Response to Original message |
7. The reason you gave is a wives tale. |
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Clintonista2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 08:36 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. Here you go |
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Touchdown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 08:38 PM Response to Reply #9 |
14. Nope!! Neither John, nor Justin said "immune" |
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Clintonista2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 08:42 PM Response to Reply #14 |
17. I never said they said immune. I said they marketed it as such |
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Touchdown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 08:44 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. Not answering you twice. Pick a sub thread. |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 06:01 AM Response to Reply #17 |
43. I think that they are saying their computers are safe and easy to use |
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gristy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 08:36 PM Response to Reply #7 |
11. I had the same reaction to the OP's claim |
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Touchdown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 08:46 PM Response to Reply #11 |
21. No it doesn't |
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WeDidIt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 08:35 PM Response to Original message |
8. I'd actually buy an Apple computer |
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KonaKane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 08:37 PM Response to Original message |
12. Relatively, no. |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 09:00 PM Response to Reply #12 |
30. You might want to use antivirus software. |
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jtracy (11 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 08:48 PM Response to Original message |
23. I believe it is because the OS is based on a Unix derivative |
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Technodaoist (138 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 08:53 PM Response to Original message |
26. Absolutely. |
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Touchdown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 08:56 PM Response to Reply #26 |
28. The virus writers would also have to know OSX and Unix, but they're too busy... |
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Technodaoist (138 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 09:12 PM Response to Reply #28 |
36. Steve? Is that you? |
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Touchdown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 09:18 PM Response to Reply #36 |
38. No. |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 09:02 PM Response to Reply #26 |
31. Of course Mac would need to get to 10% marketshare first. |
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Touchdown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 09:05 PM Response to Reply #31 |
33. Which is fine for us Mac users. Even if the market share meme had any truth to it, |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 09:09 PM Response to Reply #33 |
34. My PC hasn't go a virus in 5 years. I guess I must have a Windows 7 "Mac". |
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Touchdown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 09:12 PM Response to Reply #34 |
35. I have had Macs since 1990. NEVER had one virus. |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 06:04 AM Response to Reply #35 |
44. Same here. |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 09:20 PM Response to Reply #34 |
40. Let me guess, you RUN anti virus software |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 09:02 PM Response to Original message |
32. Wake me up when I get a virus |
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whyverne (734 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 09:28 PM Response to Original message |
41. You admit that they hardly get any viruses, yet you say they lie? |
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Swamp Rat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 06:06 AM Response to Original message |
45. I think Apple should stop selling last year's technology for double the price today. |
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