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To: Astronaut
If Macintosh ruled, all the viruses would be written for the Mac instead... I wish the Mac "ruled"...
8 posted on 02/10/2004 4:12:19 PM PST by DB (©)
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To: DB
It wouldn't do any good to write viruses for OS X. No Active X to transmit them. Ports are not open by default the way Windows does. Mac OS X is more secure by design; the myth that there are no viruses for Macintosh because no one bothers is pure Microsoft generated myth.
18 posted on 02/10/2004 6:19:16 PM PST by Astronaut
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To: DB
If Macintosh ruled, all the viruses would be written for the Mac instead...

Why aren't any viruses being written for the Mac now?

Maybe because Macs aren't vulnerable to viruses?

23 posted on 02/10/2004 7:59:59 PM PST by TechJunkYard
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