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Re: Should I buy a Mac or a PC?
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Originally Posted by Willdabeast
Mac...can't get viruses
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The above phrase I've heard dozens of times. However, I've yet to find truth to it. A friend of mine got a virus on a Mac and called Apple for help. They told him that he was wrong and then argued that viruses for Apple don't exist. This went on for 30 minutes and ended abruptly when he proposed a bet. If they were so sure a virus was impossible on Mac, he'd write one and send it to them. If he couldn't do it, he'd agree with them. They got off the phone pretty fast. This story is secondhand given that I wasn't on the phone with my friend. However, it is certainly illustrative of the situation. Mac's don't tend to get viruses only because people tend to not write them for Mac. Mac doesn't have a better security or anything, they just are less popular with the virus programmers.
If anyone can find something in a Mac that prevents it from getting a virus, I'll eat my words. Until then, I await.
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