Quote Originally Posted by Catriona View Post
Is your mac computer actually safe in that case? Anti-virus programs are actually pretty limited for macs... because.... noone worries about viruses for macs. So as the market share for macs goes up... A lot of people are pretty much going to be an open target.

I've been using computers, downloading files/music/or whatever off the internet and participating in all sorts of virus risky activities on the internet for years that I bet a lot of you guys don't... Yet, I've never ever had a virus. I've never gotten spyware, whatever. Because I make certain that my computer is protected with firewalls (both software & hardware), virus scanners, and anti-spyware software and I'm careful what I actually install downloaded stuff on before using it.
Yup Catriona, I do agree with you about the virus status, and that probably one day someone will think its worth their time to make a virus for mac users. I've been using my machine for 5 years without any antivirus software and I'm still OK so I guess one can get a little complacent about it.

I guess my perspective is more for the average user who does not want to bother with having to put up firewalls, virus scanners or anti-spyware software. Not everyone is so savvy or has the patience to sit around to figure it out. (If u're not so savvy in the first place you take a long time figuring it out)

So at the end of the day its really up to what your personal needs and concerns are. It might be easier to restart a windows machine alt+ctrl+del, but point is that I don't want to have to do it at all.

I like some of the new functions on Vista actually, and I use them at work, so its not like I'm some die-hard mac lover

Cheers,
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