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> Consider that this fix doesn't just remove the goto, it enables code that previously wasn't being run or tested.

Good point. Still the update will likely come as part of a large blob.

Finally, I'm just disagreeing with the "tech savvy" crowd going en-masse for Apple products. OSX is a huge step fwd to Windoze in terms of internal software architecture -- yet it carries the same risk as it is proprietary and closed in parts that are critical to its security.

Yes Mr IT-geek; your MBP is probably rooted from the moment you opened the box.

Again: call me paranoid :)




Macs are certainly full of proprietary and closed-source software, but not in this specific case. [1]

[1]: http://opensource.apple.com/source/Security/Security-55471/l...




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