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Originally Posted by Rekna
Mac users are dooming themselves to a massive viral outbreak. The whole attitude that we can't get viruses and thus don't need to worry will be their down fall when the first good mac trojan or mac worm is released.
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Just because we have't gotten a virus doesn't mean we are not vigilant in protecting our systems. Apple has a crack team of programmers that's only job is staying succesful against those who would create virisus and worms and trojans. We get security updates just like you do, the marked difference is our security is 100% preventative.
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Originally Posted by Rekna
Also willravel you state that mac comes with all this software and PC's don't but you seem to forget that microsoft is prohibited by the DOJ to put all the software on there. If Mac were to have the microsofts market share the whole Mac business model would be considered monopolistic and they would be shut down.
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Microsoft didn't do their homework on monopoly law in the US. It's microsoft's fault that they are prohibited by the DOJ, and the customer has to pay the price. Mac has learned a lot about the legality of being an electronic company. Mac is holding 80+% of the market of mp3 players and is holding. I don't see Zune or iRiver getting ready to sue Apple for having a monopoly.
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Originally Posted by Rekna
The PC instabilities and viruses by in large are due to 3rd party drivers. Mac doesn't have this problem because they don't have 3rd party hardware. Personally i'd rather be able to customize my own computer and upgrade it when necessary. Hell just yesterday I upgraded a 5 year old machine of mine to a machine that is better than mid range macs for under $300 (new MB, proc, ram, video card), buying it from Apple would have cost me a hell of a lot more.
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Not everyone wants to build his or her own computer, and not everyone wants to use 3rd party drivers. While I do use Firefox (which is quite stable), I could just as easily use Safari without losing anything.