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Im a pc and need help...
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<blockquote data-quote="wirelessmacuser" data-source="post: 1006089" data-attributes="member: 136479"><p>This is 100% correct. I have seen a few viruses years ago on Macs. </p><p>.</p><p>Its also important to remember that unlike Windows which is a backwards compatible OS, Apple has abandoned its native OS more than once since their inception. The result is they've had an opportunity to "start over". While this has left a lot of Mac owners high & dry...forcing them to buy all new software etc, it's allowed Apple to learn. </p><p>.</p><p>Long time Mac users will remember when Apple themselves, suggested that users use anti-virus software. Then later when OS X was developed they said it was no longer needed. However this is of questionable wisdom. The very foundation of OS X being based on Unix, does not guarantee you cannot get a virus. One of the oldest worms is a linux worm. Remember, if its a computer, it can get a virus. Thus it becomes a matter of when, and what the likelihood is. On a Mac at the present time, chances are very low. The "bang for the buck" that virus writers get, is much higher by writing one for windows, since we live in a windows world. However, if OS X market share continues to increase, the temptation to target the mac community grows.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="wirelessmacuser, post: 1006089, member: 136479"] This is 100% correct. I have seen a few viruses years ago on Macs. . Its also important to remember that unlike Windows which is a backwards compatible OS, Apple has abandoned its native OS more than once since their inception. The result is they've had an opportunity to "start over". While this has left a lot of Mac owners high & dry...forcing them to buy all new software etc, it's allowed Apple to learn. . Long time Mac users will remember when Apple themselves, suggested that users use anti-virus software. Then later when OS X was developed they said it was no longer needed. However this is of questionable wisdom. The very foundation of OS X being based on Unix, does not guarantee you cannot get a virus. One of the oldest worms is a linux worm. Remember, if its a computer, it can get a virus. Thus it becomes a matter of when, and what the likelihood is. On a Mac at the present time, chances are very low. The "bang for the buck" that virus writers get, is much higher by writing one for windows, since we live in a windows world. However, if OS X market share continues to increase, the temptation to target the mac community grows. [/QUOTE]
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