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Well we have never had a virus on any of our Macs. Can't say the same for the Windows machine. The virus we got almost shut our business down. You are probably asking why we have a Windows machine. We do merchant services with Bank of America and at that time it only was compatible with a Windows machine.
I am using a Mac as I type. (I acutally have two Macs but not using the other right now). It is an older G3 Imac with Mac OS 9.2. It works beautifully for the internet. NEVER gets viruses/worms/spyware/adware. Occasionally it does freeze but I can keep it to a minimum if I empty the cache manually at least once per session.
HOWEVER, last fall we bought a Dell with Windows XP. I have had to reinstall the OS 4 times since we bought it. It got so infected at one, my daughter's entire year of work on her computer homeschool application file was corrupted. After the last time I reinstalled the OS, all I did was 1.dial into eartlink 2. attempt to go to symantec.com to update my Internet security, and we got so much infestation the computer would not run AGAIN. I just got through reinstalling the OS (AGAIN) on Monday.
We use the MAC for the internet and we use the PC for the kids' computer games and some word processing. I think separating your tasks for different computers is NOT a bad idea if you have more than one. I would probably buy a Mac again if I were going to buy another computer. Most apps run on Macs these days. For those that don't, PC's are getting so cheap now, just get one for those if you need to.
I received a nasty virus about 18 months ago that caused me real heartache. Since then, I have educated myself on the need for AV protection and the use of a personal firewall. I have been free of any problems for more than 12 months now ...
I dont know why this topic keeps coming up ...
When I wrote my thesis in college, Mac was the tool of choice. When I do business communication, its Windows. When I want to do large scale data analysis, Unix is the only OS that will do.
Each has its use ... the right tool for the job ...
4 macs on 10.4.1 ....no problems!