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echo: osdebate
to: Dave Ings
from: /m
date: 2006-11-10 12:37:44
subject: Re: Allchin Suggests Vista Won`t Need Antivirus

From: /m 

On Fri, 10 Nov 2006 09:11:52 -0500, "Dave Ings"
 wrote:

>In a way I don't find the statement all that outrageous, at least for some
>scenariose. I've encountered exactly *one* virus on my home PC over the last
>10+ years, so all the $ I've spent on security software over the years was
>of arguably of questionable value.
>
>(I don't have kids who surf in questionable Web neighbourhoods, which
>changes the dynamic a fair bit.)


I agree the dynamic gets changed when kids are involved.

I've not been infected by a virus yet, however that has been due to my
ability to see when something looks tempting but not quite right.  I'm not
convinced a kid would have the appropriate level of judgment.

In any case, the comments were just Allchin speaking through his analpore again.

 /m

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