Comments on: Running Windows on a Macintosh

By: Arthur Beckel

Arthur Beckel — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 14:52:27 +0000

I personally find my Mac much more secure than my Windows.

By: Ken McKee

Ken McKee — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 03:16:39 +0000

“but the mac osX is based on a variant of linux.”

Mac OS X’s heritage is BSD UNIX; not Linux.

Mac OS X began life in the 1980’s as NeXTSTEP. NeXTSTEP had a Mach microkernel with a BSD licensed UNIX personality. When Apple acquired NeXT the BSD licensed UNIX code was replaced with work from the FreeBSD project.

Leopard is certified UNIX.
http://www.apple.com/macosx/technology/unix.html

By: Dave Hanks

Dave Hanks — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 01:53:43 +0000

Richard, your market share numbers are way off. I suggest you read more before you write. Apple market share is demonstrated by its stock performance—which keeps going up at a much higher than any Windows vendor. Apple market cap is now above Dell, HP and will surpass IBM in early 2008.

Why not read what people are saying about OS X vs. Vista. If you do, then perhaps you will understand why there are so many “Switchers.” You might also appreciate that this is not the same old Mac OS and that now with Intel [inside] and that all of the rules have changed.

Disclosure: I own Apple stock!! (YAHOOOO!)

By: Caleb Rodriguez

Caleb Rodriguez — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 12:50:13 +0000

Hello Richard and all. Not to start a flame war, but the mac osX is based on a variant of linux. Linux and Unix based operating systems have been running viruses free for decades. If you understand how the operating system. It is not impossible to get a virus, however, it is very difficult for one to be propagated. That being said, Windows is a good operating system. I have used it for years and then made the switch and have not regretted the choice. The choice is up to you and that is my take on this topic.

Enjoy -

By: Richard Mitnick

Richard Mitnick — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 11:53:53 +0000

Walt said,

“You won’t get the advantage of the Mac’s lack of viruses and spyware, which stem from the operating system.”

I think the biggest source of protection against viruses and spyware is that Mac’s have only about 3% of the market, so no one cares, they are just not worth the effort.