[savedbygrace]

Go ahead and protest all you want, but the undertone is exactly what I've posted, and is really the implied conclusion.

I'm posting this on a WinXP Pro computer I built. A few feet to the right, I also have a Quad-core G5, running Mac OS X v10.4.4. I use both. The Mac is far more secure IN PRACTICE. The reason for that security doesn't matter. I still spend zero time or money trying to protect it, and I simply don't have any security problems with it.

You say, "Apple's safety rests on the fact that it hasn't been the subject of hack attacks." I respond: IRRELEVANT.

[Bush2000]

You say, "Apple's safety rests on the fact that it hasn't been the subject of hack attacks." I respond: IRRELEVANT.

Not irrelevant. Macs are projected to gain market share, with their move to the Intel platform. As it gains more market share, it will be attacked by hackers. And you're going to spend more time and money trying to protect it.

As for WinXP, you seriously spend time and money trying to protect it?