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Originally Posted by jpyro
And that will be the reason for hackers to start hacking macs, correct me hackers if im wrong. But windows is far more popular out in the world of computers
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Actually it's not just popularity, Windows practically trips over itself inviting unwanted users to attack it.
Mac (and Linux) are built on a sturdy core, thats solid and reliable with many years of many programmers workings just to make it stable. On top of that is a rigid user/permission system that means even if you're compromised, the attacker is still very limited in what he/she can do without further effort. I'm not saying they're unbreakable, but comparatively speaking, Windows machines tend to be much easier to compromise and overthrow when they are not properly set up, and they don't come properly set up by default like Macs do
As well as most users running as administrator making it even easier....
To be honest, a properly secured windows machine is pretty rock solid as well, just higher maintenance in my opinion, and Macs/Linux come with a pretty secure default setup in comparison.