Hmmm....
Well, this is dangerously close to turning into a Win vs. Mac thread, which I really want to steer clear of in the interests of community wellness :P and because threads like that take place all over the net daily to no ultimate purpose.
That said though...
Kent you are right in theory...We all know that any OS that is coded by human hands can be hacked. And yes, we all know that OS X falls under that as well.
HOWEVER, it seems like on a daily baisis in the office on our Win 2000 machines we are getting hammered by Word and email viruses. Norton is kept VERY busy and trojans and viruses have gotten past it several times resulting in files lost, system downtime, and money for the IT guys we have to hire to bring everything back online. You have to read your email with a VERY cautious and discerning eye, even with Norton running.
At home, I have NEVER had that problem on my Mac...NEVER. That's my reality...Now, am I bulletproof? Nope and I know that, but for myself and millions of other Mac users the hassles of viruses and Trojans, etc. are not something we have to deal with on a day to day basis. Thus far anyway...
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