Is Windows a Virus

[Spanky deMonkey]

Is Windows A Virus?
No, Windows is not a virus.

Here's what viruses do:

a.. They replicate quickly - okay, Windows does that.
b.. Viruses use up valuable system resources, slowing down the
system as they do so - okay, Windows does that.
c.. Viruses will, from time to time, trash your hard disk - okay,
Windows does that too.
d.. Viruses are usually carried, unknown to the user, along with
valuable programs and systems. Sigh... Windows does that, too.
e.. Viruses will occasionally make the user suspect their system is
too slow (see 2) and the user will buy new hardware. Yup, that's with
Windows, 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.

 

[Spanky deMonkey]

Nope. Just having some fun. I have Vista on a test box and don't do any
real work with it. My main machine runs XP. Not angry at all. Got Vista
Ultimate and it works OK on the test box.

 

[Guest]

No, no, no. Vista is a TROJAN; the imitation one. The OS you have when you
don't have an OS