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But, at the moment, there are less viruses on them for precisely that reason. Security through popularity is working for the time being. That and linux/unix/os

But, at the moment, there are less viruses on them for precisely that reason. Security through popularity is working for the time being. That and linux/unix/os x have the principal of least privileges working for them too.

hollerith 18y ago
Someone does not know what 'principle of least priviledge' means.
tptacek 18y ago
No, they don't. We can go through the motions on this "OS X has a better privilege model than Windows" argument, but I know how it'll end: malware doesn't need (or even want) root to win.