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<blockquote data-quote="vansmith" data-source="post: 1262672" data-attributes="member: 71075"><p>An inflexible complacency can be a dangerous view to hold. You can't fault people for showing some concern for what <em>can be</em>. While I agree that the threat to OS X is relatively low, nothing is "too bulletproof." If it was bulletproof, Apple wouldn't have made <a href="http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-20036643-263.html" target="_blank">security a focus for Lion</a>.</p><p></p><p>So, I agree that OS X has no immediate threat but if the MacDefender experience has taught us anything, it has shown us that anything is possible. The day will come when a virus is successfully released for OS X and to think that such an event won't ever occur is problematic. All I'm suggesting is that there be a cognizance of the fact that people prepare differently for the inevitable. While choosing to use certain products may not be the best choice now, perhaps we should be congratulating people for being concerned about the security of their computer instead of solely pointing out the inappropriateness of their preparation.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="vansmith, post: 1262672, member: 71075"] An inflexible complacency can be a dangerous view to hold. You can't fault people for showing some concern for what [I]can be[/I]. While I agree that the threat to OS X is relatively low, nothing is "too bulletproof." If it was bulletproof, Apple wouldn't have made [URL="http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-20036643-263.html"]security a focus for Lion[/URL]. So, I agree that OS X has no immediate threat but if the MacDefender experience has taught us anything, it has shown us that anything is possible. The day will come when a virus is successfully released for OS X and to think that such an event won't ever occur is problematic. All I'm suggesting is that there be a cognizance of the fact that people prepare differently for the inevitable. While choosing to use certain products may not be the best choice now, perhaps we should be congratulating people for being concerned about the security of their computer instead of solely pointing out the inappropriateness of their preparation. [/QUOTE]
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