Re: help me understand how a Mac is virtually immune to viruses?

On Sun, 15 Jan 2006 20:54:50 -0500, Davoud <star@xxxxxxx> wrote:

>C'mon, ol' cyber buddy! You know that Apple is one of the most watched
>and reported-upon of all computer makers...

Well, I know it is closely watched by a lot of popular press. Sort of
the way Brad and Angelina are. But serious watching... not that I've
noticed. As computers go, its sort of a boutique brand, not really taken
seriously. The company is watched by business people, but mostly for its
iPods and other transient toys, which are currently making it a Wall
Street darling. I think a lot of people are trying to understand what
makes it tick. A lot of Macs could be hacked in private situations
without it being made public.

No security expert would consider a Mac remotely incapable of being
hacked by a knowledgable person. And personally, I can't imagine that
Macs haven't been hacked, given that every other computer platform in
existence has.

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