So which virus or malware have you seen on your Mac. ? I never have and neither has anybody on any of the Mac forums. It would make interesting news if you could tell me what it was and when.
I dont have a mac or any of apples products, I can think for myself and like to chose what I do with the stuff I buy it and what I do on it. Apple dictate (as in dictatorship) what you do with "your" purchase not you.
But since you ask:
http://www.securemac.com/ take your pick
Another one? Here you go:
http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/201...000-active-users-and-plenty-of-malware-found/
How about a history:
http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2010/11/24/apple-mac-malware-short-history/
More:
http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2009/08/12/reports-apple-mac-trojan-horse-wild/
In action?:
http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2009/03/25/apple-mac-malware-caught-camera/
Apple ahead of microsoft in bug count and have been for years:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/07/12/secunia_threat_report/
You are in denial. The Reality Distortion Field you are in is not real protection.
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All publicity is good publicity' it is said. That includes items such as this debate. Wise people see through the nonsense and are prepared to pay more for the quality. Bit like Rolls Royce V Ford.
You're wrong idiots can't see through the non-sense and thats why they buy macs, its a fashion item and thats its only appeal.
And apple have been trying to hide faults with their hardware and software for years, exploding batteries anyone? What about the mac magnetic charging port that set fire to itself.
And if all publicity is good why do apple try and hide the fact (powerflup that is FACT) that macs are vunerable to viruses? Ecxample recently:
http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/security/358837/apple-slammed-for-stealth-security-update
Quality will always prevail for those of us who can afford it not that there's that much difference in prices taking how long Macs last without fault into account.
Fact is hardware for hardware macs are PCs. Therefore there's no justification for the massive price of apple software which is the only thing I can think that makes up the price.
I can build myself a machine running the same hardware as a mac for half the price of a mac (which I can, I've tried). Say this is £1000 without an OS (Hell if I install linux thats with an OS); that means OSX costs £1000. Makes windows >£100 look positively cheap!
The argument about them lasting longer is a fallacy as well. The fact is a PC will last just as long if it needs to but PC owners want an upgrade every now and then, like 3-5 years. I don't want to keep a computer for longer.
You are being ripped off! Apple are laughing all the way to the bank!