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Originally Posted by Kymmy
Only popularity will tell 
If MACOS was 100% clear of virii then I would state it was more secure, but it's not 
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Macs are more secure, the fact that their has never been a successful outbreak of a virus is not simply because it's obscure. After all there would be quite a lot of pride for someone who achieved it.
An operating system can be protected against viruses. Windows 7 and Vista are both less susceptible to malicious code because of features like UAC. Mac has good security settings out of the box which XP didn't have and thus earned itself a reputation even though recent versions of Windows are much better.
Security though Obscurity helps but it certainly is not the only reasons Macs don't get viruses.