[Mind-numbed Robot]

I, too, wondered if this article was like an infomercial, just fishing for business. They could have also been irritated by Apple, who can be arrogant buyers, and were taking a swipe at them in the process.

Apple is not immune to viruses or hacking. I have experienced both. I recently checked my users file and had two new strangers there. (I had visited a peer to peer file swapping site.) Years ago, OS 7.5 I think, I had a self replicating virus and before I knew it it had used up so much of my memory I couldn't even empty the trash. Had to erase the disk and start over. Even now Norton will occasionally detect something and either fix it or isolate it.

It is natural that the more the Mac operating system resembles Windows or Unix that it will experience the same vulnerabilities in the areas of commonality.

[Swordmaker]

Apple is not immune to viruses or hacking. I have experienced both. I recently checked my users file and had two new strangers there. (I had visited a peer to peer file swapping site.) Years ago, OS 7.5 I think, I had a self replicating virus and before I knew it it had used up so much of my memory I couldn't even empty the trash. Had to erase the disk and start over. Even now Norton will occasionally detect something and either fix it or isolate it.

What OS are you using... OS X.4 requires YOU to OK the downloading and saving of any file (including Windows) that is an executable. The "strangers" had to have been OK'd by you.