Here's to the Crazy Ones

Here's to the Crazy Ones. The misfits. The rebels. The trouble-makers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They're not fond of rules, and they have no respect for the status-quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify, or vilify them. About the only thing you can't do is ignore them. Because they change things. They push the human race forward. And while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world - are the ones who DO! -Steve Jobs

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I have added my definition in the ‘( my definition )’ after most statements.

Quick Definitions:
OS X = Operating System 10 (Basically, the MAC Operating System)
IMHO = In My Humble Opinion (I had to look this one up)

Why there are no viruses for OS X

Sat, 19 July 2008
Just came across an interesting discussion on Whirlpool, where a poster asks why there are no viruses for OS X. The quick and obvious answer by a few “enthusiast experts” was that the market share of OS X is so small that nobody really bothers writing any malware for Mac.

Yes, this is the most common answer you get from people who also answer “right-click” when asked what Macs can’t do that Windows can. Sigh!  (most people think you cannot “right-click” since that is not the “system default” on a Mac)

There is no silver bullet answer as to why not, its a combination of reasons:

1 OS X is built on UNIX. UNIX was a multi user system with a security architecture built into it at the beginning. WINDOWS came from a single user architecture with security and multi user capability as an after thought.

2 UNIX had networking built into it from the beginning, again in Windows this was bolted in at a later date. (basically Apple had it right from the beginning)

3 Windows built Internet Explorer into the O/S at a very deep level, and allowed code execution within the browser. In OS X the browser is a completely separate application, its not a integral part of the OS. IMHO, this is the fundamental screw-up Microsoft made, as they created so many hooks into which someone can attack the OS. (Internet Explorer is actually built so deep into the Operating System of Windows, that if you fully remove it from your machine, you will not be able to effectively run Microsoft Office!!!  That is absolutely insane!!!)

4 In earlier Windows everything ran as the system user, so the capability to compromise an entire system was easier. (see reason 1)

5 Microsoft’s backward compatibility mantra doesn’t do them any favours as to run old software they need so many old APIs, all of which can have holes in them. (Backwards compatibility means that an old version of something can run an new version of something… ex. a backwards compatible Playstation 3 can run Playstation 2 games)

6 OS X has no registry. IMHO, second fundamental flaw Microsoft made. (Ya… um… no clue on this one)

7 OS X asks for your password before allowing you to run new software or install something. Not fool proof, but at least fool resistant. (Nothing can automatically install itself)

Personally I don’t buy the “lack of market share” reason. Consider that in pre OS X days Macs did have viruses. Also interesting, that at that stage Macs were suffering point 1 & 2.

No system is totally safe, but Macs have a lot of architecture working in their favor.

(SOURCE: http://www.silvermac.com/2008/why-there-are-no-viruses-for-osx/)