From: Mxsmanic on
Stanislas de Kertanguy writes:

> Yet they run a great majority of computers worldwide.

The great majority of computers worldwide run embedded software
without virus protection. Windows and Mac OS are dominant only among
general-purpose desktop computers.

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From: Dave Frightens Me on
On Fri, 28 Jul 2006 21:55:25 +0200, Mxsmanic <mxsmanic(a)gmail.com>
wrote:

>Stanislas de Kertanguy writes:
>
>> Yet they run a great majority of computers worldwide.
>
>The great majority of computers worldwide run embedded software
>without virus protection. Windows and Mac OS are dominant only among
>general-purpose desktop computers.

Very few computers run embedded software. Windows and Mac OS is all
you are likely to ever see.
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From: David Horne, _the_ chancellor of the royal duchy of city south and deansgate on
Go Fig <gofig(a)mac.com> wrote:

> In article <mn.e0897d672d8216dd.57822(a)lesptt.net>, Stanislas de
> Kertanguy <stanislas.dekertanguy(a)lesptt.net> wrote:
>
> > Le 28/07/2006, Go Fig a crit :
> > > In article <1hj5o7y.18rb6u211bmu80N%stanislas.dekertanguy(a)lesptt.net>,
> > > Stanislas de Kertanguy <stanislas.dekertanguy(a)lesptt.net> wrote:
> > >
> > >> Mxsmanic <mxsmanic(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> > >>
> > >>> Stanislas de Kertanguy writes:
> > >>>
> > >>>> And what about the other points ?
> > >>>
> > >>> Restricted access to the government is sufficient in itself to block a
> > >>> career.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> Is that your answer to the other points ?
> > >
> > > Last time, is it appropriate for the government to issue required press
> > > credentials ??
> >
> > I beg your pardon? Last time what ?
>
>
> That I ask this very DIRECT question.

One asked, three to go?

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From: Jim Ley on
On Fri, 28 Jul 2006 21:55:25 +0200, Mxsmanic <mxsmanic(a)gmail.com>
wrote:

>Stanislas de Kertanguy writes:
>
>> Yet they run a great majority of computers worldwide.
>
>The great majority of computers worldwide run embedded software
>without virus protection.

I think you'll find they have very strong virus protection, only
executing trusted code.

Jim.
From: Mxsmanic on
Dave Frightens Me writes:

> Very few computers run embedded software.

More than 99% of all computers run embedded software exclusively,
since they are embedded computers.

> Windows and Mac OS is all you are likely to ever see.

Correction: Windows and Mac OS are all that anyone ever thinks of when
someone says "computer." But there are many types of computers.

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