Should Mac Users Run Antivirus Software? 450
adamengst sends in an article from TidBITS in which Macintosh security expert Rich Mogull explains why he doesn't use antivirus software on the Mac, and why most Mac users shouldn't bother with it either. The article also touches on the question of when an increasing Mac market share might tip it over an inflection point into more active attention from malware writers. (Last month Apple had 14% of PC sales, but 25% of dollar value.)
Nay! (Score:5, Funny)
Say it isn't so. Everyone knows macs are just as cheap as PCs!
Re:It's called a "Disk Image" (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Yes (Score:5, Funny)
Re:I already *don't* run AV on a PC (Score:3, Funny)
Don't taunt the IT gods. Their wrath is mighty and swift...
Re:False Sense of Security Trumps Logic (Score:3, Funny)
Re:No (Score:5, Funny)
And you presumable know this because you've never had a virus detected. Wait a minute...
Re:Yes (Score:3, Funny)
Thanks, Microsoft, you're always looking after the little guy!!
Re:Nay! (Score:2, Funny)
Good for you rich guy. This is like listening to my boss talk about his Porsche. I honestly cant afford a mac, unless its a 4 year old beater, but I can afford a budget PC that's pretty powerful and can last until the new budget models are almost twice as fast.
Anything else you want to add? Your favorite caviar perhaps or what style of ascot is in? Im really sick of this 'money makes right' attitude so many people have, especially mac owners.
Re:It's called a "Disk Image" (Score:3, Funny)
Simpler Method than AV (Score:3, Funny)
pshaw (Score:3, Funny)
Re:It's called a "Disk Image" (Score:5, Funny)
Re:It's called a "Disk Image" (Score:4, Funny)
My cursed great-great-great-great grandfather still swears at garlic and a crucifix, you insensitive clod!
And at the sun.
Re:It's called a "Disk Image" (Score:4, Funny)