Is Windows a virus ??

shadco · Post by **shadco** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 7:50 am

Is Windows a Virus?

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

Post by **Apoptosis** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 8:02 am

Viruses are well supported by their authors so windows is not a virus... LOL

I never thought about it like that... How true!

Dragon_Cooler · Post by **Dragon_Cooler** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 9:37 am

"i like windows, I love living on the edge every day. You never know when your computer will crash or when you will get a virus. In turn you have to play backup games and such. It keeps me on the edge of my seat."

Windows, The True Action Movie

shadco wrote:

So Windows is not a virus.

It's a bug

Arent worms bugs.... LOL

Post by **DMB2000uk** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 7:45 pm

Nice conclusion. Its astonishing the average amount of programmer code errors there are in windows, much higher than most other programs.

Dan