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Its the install base
Posted by Bruce (more from Bruce) on Mon, 3 Oct 2011 11:29:06
In Reply to: It's Malware, Craig, Mon, 3 Oct 2011 11:20:17
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The issue with Macs is the install base, both the numbers and the type. Yes there are a lot less Macs out there so less incentive to create virus' or malware aimed at them... although with the growth of iPod Touches, iPads & iPhones... this may change. But its also the nature of the install base, there are a lot of Win operating systems, especially in the 3rd & developing world that is pirated, so they don't get the security updates, so there are large number of unprotected computers... add to that that a lot of virus' and malware creators learn of the holes in the system from the security patches (such as conficker apparently coming out after the patch to address the issue it exploits) and a lot of computers out there not getting the patches, the whole Win community is much more vulnerable. Now, since OsX designed to run on Intel chips is out, at it can run on Wintel machines, the likely hood of increased "pirated" OsX machines is growing, but still a very small install base.
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