Because if they did not it would be foolish. Its like boasting that your System is impenetrable. Which is not true. All I am saying is for the time being your Vista system is safer without anti virus then your XP system with anti virus.
Now there's the sign of someone who knows they're wrong but can't bear to admit it: Making arguments that even they don't believe and that contradict the statements of the company that they're supporting. There is no way Vista can be safer without anti-virus than XP is, it's ludicrous. It's more secure but it's can't possibly be that much more secure. The
Considering Vista's Copyright protection was cracked before it was officially released to the public.. Your kidding if you think you dont need virus protection. I know of a number of exploits crafted specifically for the Vista platform.
and theres going to continue to be more and more exploits created for the Vista platform as Microsoft is discontinuing Vista licensing...no OS is invulnerable and Vista will soon be the target of malicious code everywhere.
Vista isn’t as susceptible to viruses as XP because its a lot younger. The people who make viruses, spyware, and adware are getting more and more tricky by the day. It wont be long before its security is just as vulnerable. And from what my copy of Vista has shown me is the best way to protect me from viruses is to ask me if I’m “really sure†I want to do the most basic of tasks…
This is very true as soon as vista gets a little older it will most likely be more vulnerable than xp
Maybe if you showed some proof I would believe. Its always good to be prepared. Number one there is no current threat at the moment but someone is bound to find one. That is why I keep saying at the moment My Vista PC is safer then your XP that has a million and one anti virus running that slows down system performance and ties up progress.
@worldman Every computer should be running an AVP, regardless of OS, so if your Vista machine is faster because it is not running an AVP, have fun. You may enjoy a performance increase for a little while, but have fun wasting an hour or two reformatting your machine after you get bogged down with Spyware.
There is no way to show proof on either side of the argument except with a little thing called "common sense" which most people have but that you seem to lack. My anti-virus software uses less extra resources than your Vista OS. That's a fact. QFT.
Commonsense also states that that generally we learn from our mistakes. I have learned from mine and that is if you want to have a more productive machine get an upgraded OS. Tell me once in history where an upgrade to a software was not generally better then the previous version. Number two as I said I do have antivirus protection on my system. Only thing is it is not third party. And of course Microsoft will tell you to buy third party antivirus cause that's how they keep their partners in business. So on one hand while it is true the main reason is $$$.
Yes, and i've learnt to be a skeptic. I jumped in and got Vista on my notebook; what did it get me? Nothing but headaches and a slower computer. You evidently don't know the meaning of the word "productive" or feel that nicer animations and graphics on your OS magically get more work done. Frequently upgraded software has not better than the older version. ME or 98, for example. Same frequently occurs with all new software. Vista does not have anti-virus. Microsoft want to sell you anti-virus, they do not give it to you for free.
Yeah, and even if Microsoft bundled an AVP with its OS, it would be crap, just like everything else Microsoft releases. Sure, it would improve after each service pack and hotfix, but while it is passable to do that with an OS, an AVP must always stay ahead of malicious code writers. Microsoft would fail horribly at creating an AVP.
It is some basic built-in antivirus software. It is not kept updated nearly often enough to provide up-to-the-minute protection in a day and age when new virus are appearing all the time and it doesn't have sufficient features to be truly useful
Yeah..if you consider Windows Defender an AVP and only run that on your computer, have fun. When u notice a little decrease in performance, some annoying popups every time you open ur browser or your identity being stolen, you can thank Windows Defender for being such a powerful AVP.
My friend just got a virus on his Vista machine, so the AVP obviously isn't perfect. Good try though.