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Many Mac OS Users Not Getting Security Updates
AmiMoJo writes "According to security company Sophos, around 55% of home users and 18% of enterprise users have updated to Mavericks, the latest version of Mac OS (10.9). Unfortunately Apple appears to have stopped providing security updates for older versions. Indeed, they list Mavericks itself as a security update. This means that the majority of users are no longer getting critical security patches. Sophos recommends taking similar precautions to those recommended for people who cannot upgrade from Windows XP."
FPS is useful software if the user wants to use it. "Useful" matters more in the corporate world at home useful is however I want to use my computer. If I just want to use it as a minesweeper and solitaire machine that's my choice. Put it another way what percentage of companies are exclusively Mac/*nix vs exclusively Windows? By far Windows would dominate. Mostly Mac/Mostly Windows: closer but still Windows would dominate.
But I thought Mac has all important software types. No it does not. It probably doesn't have the logistics software used by a trucking company, it probably doesn't have the software used by a video rental store, it probably doesn't have the latest accounting software. Do they have an Office replacement, sure. Do they have a browser, sure. Do they have (all of not just part of the stack) the specific software you need to generate the data that goes into either? Usually not. You might be able to do 90% of your stuff on a Mac at work but if you can't do that last 10%, who cares? Your boss is going to buy you a Windows PC and call it a day.