Many Mac OS Users Not Getting Security Updates 380
AmiMoJo writes "According to security company Sophos, around 55% of home users and 18% of enterprise users have updated to Mavericks, the latest version of Mac OS (10.9). Unfortunately Apple appears to have stopped providing security updates for older versions. Indeed, they list Mavericks itself as a security update. This means that the majority of users are no longer getting critical security patches. Sophos recommends taking similar precautions to those recommended for people who cannot upgrade from Windows XP."
Re:Does it matter? (Score:2, Funny)
Yeah, it's not like Macs suffer the same design and interface problems that made Windows 8 or Unity. Apple designed their system right the fiiiiiirrrrrrrrrrrrrr...
*head falls to the side, images from the latest WWDC can be seen flickering on eyeballs*
...rrrrrrrrst ugh are you STILL using Mavericks? Pssh, please. Snow Cheetah has been announced for a whole 7.33921 seconds already. Get with the times! Apple fixed all the obvious system design problems Mavericks has, making perfection even more perfecter! That's what happens when you design the system right the first time!
Re:Does it matter? (Score:5, Funny)
Father Steve only extends his divine blessings to those with the faith to maintain the latest holy hardware. Obviously, you have lost your faith and become a Windows or Linux heretic. Expect no welcome in the Great Apple Store when the end comes!
Re:Does it matter? (Score:5, Funny)
False scotsmen?
Re:Does it matter? (Score:5, Funny)
What kind of a place would slashdot be if people only opened their mouths when they knew what they were talking about?
Re:Does it matter? (Score:2, Funny)
Father Steve didn't die. He ascended.
Now his Geniuses provide divine guidance for us all, so that we may one day be worthy of his presence once more.
Re:It's bad for all OS's (Score:2, Funny)
I'm woking in a large university where you find a larger percentage of Mac and Linux systems. It's hell keeping all operating systems updated properly.
I never realized an operating system was required for proper stir-fry.