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Originally Posted by JSLTIGER
With the increase in Mac sales, I don't think that this is going to be a truism for much longer. OS X is like swiss cheese, full of holes, it's just that no one takes the time to exploit them because the user base is so small. I think that Apple is foolish to put out the Mac v. PC ads that claim that the Mac is immune to viruses. That is not true by any stretch, and all it does is lull its user base into a false sense of security. Many of its programs have sizeable holes.
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Finally, someone else that shares the same thoughts, I was thinking that I was alone on these boards with such viewpoints.
It's just like some Linux newbie say that Linux does not have any problems with viruses, yes they do too.
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Originally Posted by JSLTIGER
I think that Apple is foolish to put out the Mac v. PC ads that claim that the Mac is immune to viruses. That is not true by any stretch, and all it does is lull its user base into a false sense of security. Many of its programs have sizeable holes.
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Foolish they are, and I think Apple is only lucky to have thought of the Ipod, or else they were doomed! Now because of the influx of money, they have their heads up and power to pursue development for their Macs and tons of ads. But just before the Ipod, very little bought Macs, only graphic people and a few that didn't know about the difference between PC and Mac, thinking that Mac was good or even better because it is prettier. I personally do not know any IT people with Macs. Buying a Mac is the equivalent of imprisonment, no liberty.
I think Mac is good in an office for the secretary, and only at the receiving desk, it's pretty
