Re: FN-FORUM: Mac vs PC

date posted 21st January 2006 17:50

Gerard McGovern wrote:
> It *is* a feature of Mac OS X. It's Darwin core has been built with
> security inmind from the start rather than the Microsoft approach of
> ease-of-use and then security. That's why Microsoft recommends users run
> as Administrator.

I'm not getting involved in this tired argument either, but M$ do
*not* recommend any such thing. The average user should log in with
very basic privileges, only using Admin rights for installing apps and
similar admin tasks - just before everyone on the forum leaves
themselves wide open to infection...

P