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"Experts" Say Macs Are Not Safer Than PCs

Posted by pudge on from the and-i-say-that-the-middle-east-is-a-great-vacation-spot-this-year dept.

MoneyT writes "As reported at vnunet, experts are claiming that Macs are no safer than PCs in terms of protection from a virus. Seems more to me like they're just saying that we Mac users aren't invulnerable, but until I see things like nimda taking out my Mac, I'll stick with the iBook." The article doesn't mention that the "7,000 macro viruses" attack Microsoft products (leaving uses of a Mac only as a web server completely protected from them), nor does it quote any statistics about how many Mac vs. Windows viruses exist, and it doesn't address the real- world fact that Macs are hit with viruses far less often than Windows machines.

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  1. Now there's an unbiased opinion... by jspayne · · Score: 5, Funny

    Antivirus firm Symantec said that over three quarters of Mac users are under the illusion that they are not a target for virus writers and hackers. Well, in that case I should rush out and buy some Antivirus soft...hey...waitaminit.. Jeff

  2. We're attacked enough already by RevDigger · · Score: 2, Funny

    I think Mac users feel attacked enough by the rest of the world, to bother with attacking each other. :)

    As I am fond of saying, I believe it's possible, I just don't think it's a coincidence that I've never seen it.

    - H