09-13-2010, 10:51 PM

Ha!

You guys ARE sharp!! No doubt about it. Any volunteers want to help me debug this php I'm working on?

Ya know, if granted you guys ARE right, you're still missing a very important point; you and Apple and their "evangelistas", and that is exemplified by the Apple guy at the local Best Buy. He spends so much of his face time with customers trying to convince them that a Mac doesn't need anti-virus software. He's not there on a mission to convince people Macs don't need AV; he's there to sell Macs. Therefore: if the customer wants a computer with AV software, stop trying to convince them they don't need it. They're going to go over to the Windows department and buy a Windows machine because they think they need a machine with AV.

**** Sell the customer what the customer wants ****

If the customer wants a Mac with an AV installed on it, sell them a Mac with an AV, for crying out loud. Stop quibbling about whether it really needs it or not. MAKE THE SALE!!!

(the conversion comes later, but the conversion will never come if the sale is not made)

09-13-2010, 11:47 PM

All of my Windows based machines ran without an antivirus software. I never had a problem (knock on wood) with any machine I owned. This was because I was careful about what I opened up, what I downloaded, and usually wiped my machine on a yearly basis (which is a few hours of total boredom).

-Nate