Re: spyware on macs ?

In article <Tlk7f.131$8G3.18730@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
"Mr. T" <teelot@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> macsucks3737@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
> > > > Anyway, I would not advise you to try switching to Apple. Mac OS is an
> > > > extremely high maintenance operating system
> > > Do you get high before posting? That's the only reason I could think to
> > > explain the above comment
> >
> > The original poster was considering switching because of Windows
> > maintenance. I just want him to know that he will not find OS X to be
> > any better in this regard.
>
> osx is basically maintenance free,

absolutely!

> you are making these problems, just
> leave the os to do what it does, don't mess with it and you'll be fine.

It's obvious that he has no idea what he's doing. I suspect that he's
one of these people (like Pratt) who insists that Macs work like Windows
and tries to force it to do so when it doesn't. He couldn't even figure
out how to turn off "Software Update".
.

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