Hidden backdoor API to root privileges in Apple OS X

Re:Hidden backdoor API to root privileges in Apple OS X by matt4077 on Thursday April 09, 2015 @01:55PM (#9349565)

80% on 10.9 or 10.10: http://www.intego.com/mac-security-blog/os-x-market-share-st...

Only 50% on Windows 7 or 8: https://analytics.usa.gov

Oh, wait, Windows 7 is from 2009. Only 10% use a Windows younger than two years.

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Re:Hidden backdoor API to root privileges in Apple OS X by barrkel on Thursday April 09, 2015 @02:35PM (#9349874)

A large chunk of this is due to business use of Windows.

Microsoft would not be able to get away with the shenanigans that Apple are pulling here.

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Re:Hidden backdoor API to root privileges in Apple OS X by s_q_b on Thursday April 09, 2015 @03:07PM (#9350147)

Don't worry, my company uses plenty of Macs, and they're plenty upset. As does the U.S. government. I wouldn't count on this "oh, we're just not going to backport the update" sticking around. Unless they want to loose all of their government and commercial sales.

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Re:Hidden backdoor API to root privileges in Apple OS X by xenophonf on Thursday April 09, 2015 @03:31PM (#9350360)

Alupis, I support federal government scientists (biologists, chemists, entomologists, etc.), and many of them use Macs. Naturally, there are more Windows PCs than there are Macs, but there are plenty of Macs in our labs.

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Re:Hidden backdoor API to root privileges in Apple OS X by Alupis on Thursday April 09, 2015 @03:22PM (#9350281)

> As does the U.S. government.

The government is largely Windows PC's (mostly XP and Win7).

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