Please, please don't buy a MAC

[Jon Pike <jhpike@domain.elided>]

> Nick, All, was I just simply too subtle?
>
> It was a terribly selfish posting. I don't want you to all run out and
> buy Far Superior MAC's so that the bad virus folk out there will start
> writing 'programs' for MAC's. I was under the impression MAC's were
> impervious to virus's which is apparently not the case. They are much
> harder to infect, but not immune. I gather the same is true with Linux.
>
> I suspect all the people writing in regarding virus warnings / comments
> to the Digest are on Windows / PC's.
Probably true Biba..  but at least for the email virus situation,  it's 
not just being a PC makes you vulnerable,
or even using Windows, it's using Microsoft Outlook. (that is if you 
don't count Outlook coming free as part
of Windows)  
I have been a long time Netscape user, now a Mozilla user,  and therby 
use Netscape/Mozilla mail client..
which is IMMUNE to all these nasty mail infections!  So it's never been 
a problem for me..  I still have to
be careful to not open suspicious attachments,  but even if I catch 
anything,  it can't raid my address book to
mail everyone I've ever corresponded with,  and spread..

Why there are so many Win/IE/Outlook viruses,  is because it's easy and 
they are in the majority.

Just thought it worth the comment..  
Jon
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