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There is nothing wrong with OSX or Windows, but you have a few misconceptions here.

Originally Posted by Stercus Vultus

Yeah, my Macs on average once every 6 months. And your PCs?

6 months is probably average for me too, in general. I also probably only bother to shut down my computer about once a month or so, if that. Our Windows servers are rebooted probably once, maybe twice a year.

Sure, but Macs usually get 'm within a few weeks. And your PCs...?

I've seen updates come out in as little in a week. They've really slowed down though. I think the last update I installed was SP2 about 3 weeks ago. Before that I can't remember.

Rarely, because Mac hard- and software are designed and developed together, in conjunction, whereas Windows and the hardware it is run on, are not! And it shows.

Mac's run on the exact same hardware as a PC, I'm not sure what your point is. There's a lot more peripherals and upgrades available for PCs, and if poorly made can cause problems. But I wouldn't call a lack of additional hardware a plus for Macs.

No, the single reason there are fewer Mac malware threats is due to the robustness of its Unix operating system, whereas Windows is a patchwork that leaks like a sieve, and still builds on the basically flawed MS-DOS, so that, unsurprising, any half-wit programmer can screw it up. And does. There are now well over 120,000 known Windows viruses in the wild vs. NO known viruses for OSX!

You have no idea what you are talking about. Windows NT, 2000, XP, Vista, Server 2003, Server 2008 and 7 are all built on the NT kernal which was completely independent of MS-DOS. You're information it out of date... by a decade.

And actually there is a trojan called "OSX.Trojan.iServices.A" that infected 20,000 Macs via a pirated version of iWorks 09. Which is pretty much how most PC's get infected as well. Honestly with UAC in Vista/Windows 7, you pretty much have to try to get a virius on purpose.

If OSX ever gained significant market share (it might one day) I guanantee you'd see an explosion of exploits and viruses. Not because it sucks, but because it's just not pounded and beat on every day like Windows is. Vista/7 is pretty damn secure, not because of magic or wishful thinking, but because every hacker in the world has tried to break into Windows at some point. Microsoft as what-not-to-do down to a science.

Honestly, Windows hasn't been that vulnerable since the early days of XP. I have never regularly run Antivirus software (other than occasional scan with a free one) and haven't had a virus since Windows 98, at least 9 years ago.

Thanks! You just proved that it's not so much the hardware, but the operating system and software that makes the difference! LOL!

The hardware is universal. Most important software exists on both platforms (and sometimes linux!). The point of an OS is to host an application. Since Photoshop, Lightroom, even Safari, etc run virtually identically either way it pretty much makes your OS choice a matter of opinion.

The problem isn't OSX or Windows, it's fanboys, like you, on either side who think their platform is universally superior. I can point out the flaws in your reasoning all day, but you'll believe what you want to believe, whether it's true (it isn't) or not.