[OT] Google Drops Windows

[Bob Sneidar]

Not to make a big deal of this, but it seems you are saying that heretofore, Mac users only were safe from viruses because we weren't a big enough target. While true, it is not the only reason. It is also true that it is much harder to propagate a virus on a Mac using the vast majority of methods known. All demonstrable exploits so far have been through components other than the core OS. As far as I know, the only real demonstrable exploit has been via drive-by downloads in a web browser. 

But I tread again on old soil. 

Bob


On Jun 2, 2010, at 5:04 AM, Peter Brigham MD wrote:

> If this is true, I suspect that those of us who are Mac users will soon have to start worrying about viruses in a way we never have had to -- this will create a juicy target for hackers who have up to now focused on the low-hanging fruit of the Windows system.
> 
> -- Peter