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I think the reason for less Mac viruses is more because of the smaller number of Mac users. If you're writing a virus or worm, you probably want it to spread to the most computers possible, and Macs can't acheive that. The installed user base is a lot smaller. Would you target the 90%+ of users that use Windows, or the more niche Mac OS? I don't think it really has anything (or at least not much) to do with system prices or even security fixes. It's a simple game of numbers.
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