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More than 60 percent of Windows users would switch to Mac for more privacy
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| August 2, 2016
| By Ian Barker
Posted on 08/04/2016 5:03:21 PM PDT by Swordmaker
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To: Swordmaker
More than 60 percent of Windows users would switch to Mac for more privacyAnd then shortly find out Mac is no different.
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posted on
08/04/2016 5:04:49 PM PDT
by
The Iceman Cometh
(It's going to be tough to unite the Republican party,but we must. Our children can't afford Hillary)
To: Swordmaker
I know you are a full-time enthusiastic Apple promoter.
Just saying.
My computer has Windows now, and I am very happy with it. I used Linux for about 10 years, but am quite happy with the Windows machine.
Carry on.
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posted on
08/04/2016 5:06:34 PM PDT
by
cba123
( Toi la nguoi My. Toi bay gio o Viet Nam.)
To: Swordmaker
Google (and Facebook—and now Twitter) collects all sorts of data on you. That’s even if you use Macintosh or Linux.
And they all work for the Dims—and the oligarchs behind them!!!!
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posted on
08/04/2016 5:09:32 PM PDT
by
Honorary Serb
(Kosovo is Serbia! Free Srpska! Abolish ICTY!)
To: dayglored; ~Kim4VRWC's~; 1234; 5thGenTexan; Abundy; Action-America; acoulterfan; AFreeBird; ...
Poll shows that 60% of American computer users would consider switching to Macs from Windows for greater privacy. . . it's even higher in the UK. PING!
Microsoft Windows to Apple Mac
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posted on
08/04/2016 5:10:04 PM PDT
by
Swordmaker
(This tag line is a Microsoft insult free zone... but if the insults to Mac users continue..)
To: Swordmaker
And after 20 years of these same articles about Windows users beating down the door to use Macs or Linux for whatever contrived reason, the numbers are virtually unchanged.
Must be another one of those polls that have to oversample Dems.
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posted on
08/04/2016 5:12:52 PM PDT
by
VanDeKoik
To: Swordmaker
The problem is, if more windows users moved to mac, so would the bad guys.
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posted on
08/04/2016 5:13:27 PM PDT
by
Vic S
( David Rockefeller killed Larry McDonald (KAL 007))
To: The Iceman Cometh
And then shortly find out Mac is no different. Yes, it is. Quite a bit different. Apple does not mine its customer's information. . . nor does it sell its customer's information to third parties. Apple, by default, encrypts the customer's data to 256bit AES Encryption. . . and Apple does not have access to the key which is NOT STORED ON THE DEVICE, to even access that data.
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posted on
08/04/2016 5:18:41 PM PDT
by
Swordmaker
(This tag line is a Microsoft insult free zone... but if the insults to Mac users continue..)
To: Swordmaker
If Apple could get Kimberly Guilfoyle to give me a naked lapdance I’d switch.
You know, if we’re asking dumb questions about imagined scenarios that would make somebody switch OSes...
To: Swordmaker
I’m starting to use Linux at home a lot more.
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posted on
08/04/2016 5:19:15 PM PDT
by
wally_bert
(I didn't get where I am today by selling ice cream tasting of bookends, pumice stone & West Germany)
To: Honorary Serb
Google (and Facebookand now Twitter) collects all sorts of data on you. Thats even if you use Macintosh or Linux. Google, and Twitter have no presence in on my Mac, iPhone, or iPad. My Google account has very little personal information that reveals anything about me. When I browse anywhere, I use a proxy browser, and, as much as possible, use an adblocker. So much for that worry.
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posted on
08/04/2016 5:23:05 PM PDT
by
Swordmaker
(This tag line is a Microsoft insult free zone... but if the insults to Mac users continue..)
To: VanDeKoik
And after 20 years of these same articles about Windows users beating down the door to use Macs or Linux for whatever contrived reason, the numbers are virtually unchanged. Oh? Let's see. The percentage of Macs is now almost 15% overall in the US, while not too long ago that percentage was only 7%. How long ago was that? 2011, five years ago. That is NOT "virtually unchanged," VanDeKoik. The sales of Macs have been outpacing the sales of PCs every quarter for the last 40 except for two.
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posted on
08/04/2016 5:26:43 PM PDT
by
Swordmaker
(This tag line is a Microsoft insult free zone... but if the insults to Mac users continue..)
To: Swordmaker
We are now using Knoppix Linux on a boot DVD to check out how easy it would be to switch.
I have to admit, I like what I see.
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posted on
08/04/2016 5:29:43 PM PDT
by
ConservativeMind
("Humane" = "Don't pen up pets or eat meat, but allow infanticide, abortion, and euthanasia.")
To: Swordmaker
I hope people realize, Linux is open source.
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posted on
08/04/2016 5:32:22 PM PDT
by
Vic S
( David Rockefeller killed Larry McDonald (KAL 007))
To: Swordmaker
Trusting Apple is your first mistake.
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posted on
08/04/2016 5:34:18 PM PDT
by
The Iceman Cometh
(It's going to be tough to unite the Republican party,but we must. Our children can't afford Hillary)
To: Swordmaker
Funny I use Windows 10 and don’t receive any of these ads you speak of. It must be because I use Ublock.
No ads, no problem.
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posted on
08/04/2016 5:34:45 PM PDT
by
yuleeyahoo
(Those are my principles, and if you do not like them...well I have others. - Groucho Marx)
To: Swordmaker
I have often considered buying a Mac. Never could see spending that much money on a computer. My Windows 7 and 8 laptops never cost more than $300, that I recall. They do the job. Next purchase will probably be another 8 if I can't find a decent 7.
To: ConservativeMind
I’ve gone with Ubuntu and getting to like it more.
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posted on
08/04/2016 5:42:57 PM PDT
by
wally_bert
(I didn't get where I am today by selling ice cream tasting of bookends, pumice stone & West Germany)
To: Swordmaker
I've been showing Linux Mint with the MATE desktop to hard-core Windows users. This is especially true with those users with Windows XP hardware -- Mint can be installed while preserving their Windows environment.
Then there was the Dell laptop with Windows 10 (upgraded from 8) that I just picked up at a yard sale -- and Mint on that puppy looks and feels good. That laptop had UEFI, and the Mint install went in very smoothly...and I can still load Windows 10 when I want to hurt myself.
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posted on
08/04/2016 5:45:19 PM PDT
by
asinclair
(Political hot air is a renewable energy resource)
To: Swordmaker
So while ignoring the rest of the planet in order to get the best number you can, it still is a tiny % of users, and even now Macs sales are starting to slump, just like the rest their products.
Which just means less money flowing from Apple to the Democrats. Shouldn’t that make you happy that Tim and Co. Wont have as much money to fund the party that will force security holes in those precious iGadgets?
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