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Originally Posted by Stuart C
True, if something is expensive that doesn't necessarily make it good. However, something being expensive means it will not achieve the market penetration of cheaper goods regardless of how good it is.
To go off topic for a while, no one would argue that Rolls Royces are not better cars than Fiestas, but they'll never achieve the market share that the Fiesta has, purely because more people can afford a fiesta.
Now, back on topic.
Macs have a far lower market share than PCs. The reason for this is not really relevant, but whatever the reason, the effect is the same. Macs make less attractive targets for virus writers in the wild.
Think of it this way. Imagine you are a virus or trojan writer. You have two platforms you can choose from to write your code for. Windows or OSX. If you write for Windows, you have a chance of infecting 90 odd percent of computer users, and (thanks to Apple's Bootcamp) a good few Mac users. If you write for OSX, you have a chance of infecting (perhaps) 5% of computer users.
Which are you going to go for?
If you write for OSX, you have a chance of in
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some good points there & i agree, i was just pointing out that just because something is expensive it doesnt make it good. thats not to say that macs are good or bad as i never said either, i was merely saying that no os is 100% safe.
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Originally Posted by Kymmy
I know it's not likely to be infected but it really does show that people assume their MAC is safe to a point where if a mainstream harmful virus did come out I wonder how many would be caught out??
Just a thought....
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my point exactly & without AV how would someone know ? not all viruses make your computer act strangely.