No, it's "Cue the Apple-user-bashers in... 3... 2... 1...".
Haven't you noticed that the MS folks have to resort to ad hominem" attacks like, "Fanboy", "Liberal", and "Gay" -- because they have learned that they simply cannot find a genuine fault with Apple's superior OS and software design...?
> No, it's "Cue the Apple-user-bashers in... 3... 2... 1...".
Well, yeah... that's true.
> Haven't you noticed that the MS folks have to resort to ad hominem" attacks like, "Fanboy", "Liberal", and "Gay" -- because they have learned that they simply cannot find a genuine fault with Apple's superior OS and software design...?
I like Apple's hardware a lot. I like OS-X largely because it combines BSD (I'm a Unix-head) with a decent GUI, though to be candid, the Windows GUI over Unix would please me more in some important ways. But NT below the GUI pisses me off more. Such is life.
I don't have a problem with the cost of Apple hardware, for reasons well-known on these threads.
So I tolerate the ad hominem attacks, because as you say, they only point up the futility and silliness of the attacker's position.
But we who recognize the superior characteristics of Apple's products for certain tasks should nevertheless not become complacent.
For some time to come, the main threat to Mac security will remain the USER -- human-engineering attacks are present and growing and some specifically target the Mac. The time will come when Macs will need software utilities to help defend against user slip-ups and outright stupidity.