...because the hacker kiddies don't bother writing their toys for systems that make up a tiny fraction of the computers on the internet.
HOWEVER, my daughter was desperate for a PC so we bought a Dell last fall. Had to re-install the OS 4 complete times. Just getting on the internet caused us to acquire so many computer diseases the whole thing was non-functional.
Odd, I've been on computer networks with PCs for decades, and I've never once had that problem.
But if Macs were the dominant system on the internet, then *they'd* be the target of the hackers.
I HATE PC's.
Why? It's not the PC's fault.
Which means he likely isnt running OS X, he's a smoke blower about the subject and is writing a weenie hangwringer column to fill a quota.
Mac is on it's third or fourth processor and this lib thinks it's the end of the world cause he's lost some of his precious elitist caché. Hope his next puter comes with a sticker: "Sorry, your too stupid to open this box."
People have written viruses for a particular cell phone that occupies less marketshare than apple..
But if Macs were the dominant system on the internet, then *they'd* be the target of the hackers.
A bigger target, sure.. more hits on it you betcha but it would probably not be as bug ridden as Windows..