Re: XP vs Mac OS X

TCS wrote: 
On Tue, 19 Apr 2005 21:44:22 -0700, Bob Monsen <rcsurname@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Adrian Tuddenham wrote:

Joel Kolstad <JKolstad71HatesSpam@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:




Does OS X come with anti-virus protection? That would be a tangible benefit. 


No it doesn't because there aren't any OSX viruses (there haven't been
any viruses on any Mac OS for many many years).




This used to be true. Not anymore. 


Can you name a few running around in the wild?  Right now there are hundreds
of particularly nasty windows viruses in the wild.  Can you even name one
mac virus running around in the wild?





I recall a newspaper story last year regarding Mac OSX, which said their 'first virus' had arrived. I don't really know much more than this. I don't own an OSX box, so I don't really follow the news about it.

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 Bob Monsen
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