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Originally posted by Joeisalsocool can you honestly sit there and tell me that your computer runs beautifly without an antivirus program?
Give me some proof. |
Shooting yerself in the foot, eh?
I've got three computers at home that don't have AV's and work beautifully.
....they're not connected to the web!
Anyway, seeing the possibility for a conspiracy in the AV-development realm is pointless. There are millions of other things that can have the same idea.
As a non-expert, how can you determine anything?
For instance, you buy UV-blocking sunglasses to protect your eyes...but how do you know it really works?
Car companies sell you ABS, but have you ever actually had to use it?
In some places, they put floride in the water to "protect your teeth" and part of your taxes/bills goes towards that. How do you know they've actually put floride in the water?
You buy Kraft cheese because it has "more calcium than other brands"....but how do you know they're telling the truth? Did you get out your chemistry set and test 144 samples of various off-the-shelf cheeses to determine their calcium content?
If a building contractor tells you that if you let him install firewall around your oven it will prevent a fire, how do you know he's not just ripping you off unless you've had a fire before and after?