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I'm a PC user and a PC network administrator - never owned anything but. Wouldn't own anything but. In 20+ years of owning & maintaining a PC, I've never had a virus. I haven't run anti-virus software in probably 10 years. The amount of trouble people get into is directly related to the number of risks they take and how quickly they react to issues.
But, it's absolutely true that PCs are the victims of the lion's share of malware out there... if you're writing nasty software, you're going to target 88% of the market, not 8%. Plenty of exploits exist for Macs - I have personally recovered data from hacked and exploited iMacs and Macbooks. One exploit was shown recently that actually embeds in the firmware of the keyboard; it logs what you type, then destroys the keyboard. NICE! Don't think because you're in the 8% you're somehow immune, or that if you're in the 88% you're a guaranteed victim. You're playing a numbers game, and that's it.
Buy the system that will get the job you want done, meet your financial requirements, and match your aesthetic. I use PCs because the software I want to use runs only or runs best on PCs.
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Posts in this Thread:
- Should I Go With a MAC?, NJWayne, Mon, 17 Aug 2009 08:21:50
- Had two Macbooks "die" within 30 days of buying, Jeff Bartlett, Tue, 18 Aug 2009 19:52:23
- Going With a MAC! Thanks for Your Comments!, NJWayne, Tue, 18 Aug 2009 13:49:17
- Happy Apple Customer Here, lowbar, Tue, 18 Aug 2009 12:19:10
- Macs are Saabs. PCs are Volvos, mag , Tue, 18 Aug 2009 09:18:03
- Absolutely, David, Tue, 18 Aug 2009 01:05:38
- Re: Should I Go With a MAC?, Gargoyle, Tue, 18 Aug 2009 00:25:05
- Mac's are for freaks and geeks, newwithasaab, Mon, 17 Aug 2009 23:45:26
- Freaks and geeks? Gimme a break., Noel, Tue, 18 Aug 2009 07:22:58
- OK, add video, newwithasaab, Tue, 18 Aug 2009 18:57:07
- Troll, David, Tue, 18 Aug 2009 22:10:15
- newwithasaab must have been underground, David, Tue, 18 Aug 2009 00:56:53
- Yes (part II), Ari , Mon, 17 Aug 2009 19:14:35
- Yes., Larry West , Mon, 17 Aug 2009 10:43:35
- Few reasons not to., Noel, Mon, 17 Aug 2009 10:28:27
- Re: Should I Go With a MAC?, Justin VanAbrahams , Mon, 17 Aug 2009 10:25:39 <-- Viewing This Message
- Macs are wonderful..., Scott Paterson , Mon, 17 Aug 2009 09:44:32
- Re: Should I Go With a MAC?, turbocon86, Mon, 17 Aug 2009 08:50:17
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