The Symantec CEO fields softballs from Fortune Magazine about MAC and Virus myths

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Mac Users Warned of Growing Virus Threat | PCWorld

Is Mac under a virus attack? - Apple 2.0 - Fortune Tech

Apple - Mac OS X - Security - Keeps safe from viruses and malware

[mercphoto]

Originally Posted by kenw

mercphoto/ Bill: read this
Macs, malware and wolves: A follow-up | TechBlog | a Chron.com blog

Nothing new there and nothing that surprises me or contradicts my stance. As I said earlier:

while Macs are not 100% safe they are definitely safer than a Windows PC. Its in the design of the OS, there really is something inherently safer about Mac OS than Windows. 100% safe? No. Safer? You bet.

Your argument is tantamount to going to Home Depot to buy a new lock set for your front door and saying that since any lock can be picked it therefore doesn't matter if you get the best lock or not. Any lock can be picked, but we bought the best lock set we could anyway for our front door. Ditto for my computer.

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Originally Posted by mercphoto

Its in the design of the OS

As if to say that Apple Software Engineers are far superior than Microsoft Engineers? Do keep in mind that an OS is nothing more than software written by human beings.

Humans are flawed. We make mistakes.

It's only a matter of time before those mistakes are exploited.

You may have the best lock money can buy on your door but a simple shot gun blast to the 2 or 3 inside door hinges will render any door lock useless.