Is Windows A Virus?

[Akkarin]

From the Fedora mailing list;

Is Windows a Virus
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No, Windows is not a virus. Here's what viruses do:

1.They replicate quickly - okay, Windows does that.

2.Viruses use up valuable system resources, slowing down the system as
they do so - okay, Windows does that.

3.Viruses will, from time to time, trash your hard disk - okay,
Windows does that too.

4.Viruses are usually carried, unknown to the user, along with
valuable programs and systems. - Sigh.. Windows does that, too.

5.Viruses will occasionally make the user suspect their system is too
slow (see 2) and the user will buy new hardware. - Yup, Windows does
that, too.

Until now it seems Windows is a virus but there are fundamental
differences: Viruses are well supported by their authors, are running
on most systems, their program code is fast, compact and efficient and
they tend to become more sophisticated as they mature.

So Windows is not a virus.

It's a bug.

Cheers
Mark

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What you guys think, I found this really funny... because it's true.

[Jake]

it is funny because it is true, exactly what it is... viruses bring windows full potential =) making it slow and easy to crash. also windows has viruses, and what? linux has almost none?

but then again, its supposed to be funny, and looke who made it (my refrance to linux worked)

From the Fedora mailing list;

[dark-worrier3]

u dont read that every day!!! lol brill

[hartap]

ha...ha..ha..ha.. how can he got that idea

[Matthews255]

thats too true. Hopefully Vista is less of a bug that XP is.

[Phil]

That never happens to me and I use windows..

[Jake]

well it all depends on what you are using windows for, most people wont encounter bugs while using word, or texpad, notepad or other things like powerpoint and stuff, but for games and internet support (IE hahaha) and others you may see bugs

[Phil]

I use IE.. And I play ET and CS and AA others, But only maybe once or twice other then that its been clean.

[michaelp]

OMFG Windows cant be virus. They are Operating System

[Akkarin]

This isn't meant to be serious you know. It's just a joke for people who find Micro$oft annoying. And Windows is not a virus, because as stated in the quote:

Viruses are well supported by their authors, are running
on most systems, their program code is fast, compact and efficient and
they tend to become more sophisticated as they mature.

So Windows can't be a virus... it's a bug.