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**Chris** · 04-07-2010, 14:30

Back in the early days there were more viruses on MacOS than there were on DOS. That changed as DOS and Windows become more prevalent. Don't let that fool you into thinking there are still loads of historic, dangerous Mac viruses still out there waiting to strike though. MacOS is no longer in widespread use. OSX is a completely different operating system (and is structured differently as well, structured in a way that makes it very hard for a third party to gain control of the entire system without permission).

Also ... not sure why you would lump together iPhones and iPads with the Mac? They are made by the same manufacturer but they don't have the same OS. If iPhones suddenly became riven with viruses, it would not be true to say that Macs were also suddenly riven with viruses.

04-07-2010, 14:30	#41
Chris Trollsplatter Cable Forum Team Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: North of Watford Services: Humane elimination of all common Internet pests Posts: 38,326	Re: Macs never get viruses Back in the early days there were more viruses on MacOS than there were on DOS. That changed as DOS and Windows become more prevalent. Don't let that fool you into thinking there are still loads of historic, dangerous Mac viruses still out there waiting to strike though. MacOS is no longer in widespread use. OSX is a completely different operating system (and is structured differently as well, structured in a way that makes it very hard for a third party to gain control of the entire system without permission). Also ... not sure why you would lump together iPhones and iPads with the Mac? They are made by the same manufacturer but they don't have the same OS. If iPhones suddenly became riven with viruses, it would not be true to say that Macs were also suddenly riven with viruses.