pc/mac

[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

[jpyro]

And i use linux, the new one. Its 1337 855. Name an other os that your desktop is a cube and you can throw windows off your screen. Thats my second os. And dont forget the best part FREE

[Joe Matt]

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

To answer your previous post, the OS gets the virus.

Second, and to this question, Windows has more of an installed base (this includes POS terminals, demo kiosks, and other things that don't really matter) than MacOSX (that doesn't promote itself that way).

[Joohoo]

i'm not a hacker but i do agree that the reason for all the windows viruses/malware is because of it's widespread use. This is a con to using windows but to each his own.

[Matt Krass]

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

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.