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hey everyone. haven't been on pchf in so long. thought id stop by (:
nice new look too!!

OH and this kid in my english class says mac's are immune to any type of virus. true or false.

Welcome back rayboto

Well they are probably immune to windows viruses

But I think there are some viruses on macs.

thanks for the welcome upgrader(:

hi. i miss this website. its great fun.

i think he claims that there are no viruses. i sure hope there is...hahah apples < pc

Welcome to PCHF, actually there are a few but not many viruses that do affect Apple Macs.

Just like anything else ... it's about "Market Share".
If you want to write a Virus--you want it to
draw the most attention/do the most damage... right?
Windows-based computers are over 85% of the Market-- for many reasons... but mostly because of big business having all it's networks/software/training already invested. They don't want to change-- because:

everything would have to be reconfigured

all the software changed

all their employees re-trained

This would cost so much money/time, etc.

There are Mac viruses... but they're isolated/small-potatoes
Windows Viruses can spread world-wide -- in just hours... this has already happened.

It is a never-ending argument about which OS is "better" or "more secure"
than the other.

But the largest reason by far-- is the simplest.
Change Costs Money

The first ever virus was written for a Mac.
Ohhh!