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I had to take my MacBook Pro in twice for service within the first 6 months of use. The first time they had to exchange the computer for a new one and on the second they replaced the hard drive. They asked me what programs I had installed on the computer and both times I mentioned I had anti-virus installed. On both occasions after mentioning I had anti-virus installed the employees lectured me that I didn't need anti virus because there were no viruses for the Mac OS and that the Mac OS was very secure. It amazed me how uneducated these workers were. The Mac OS is not very secure. Typically, the Mac OS is hacked into first (when compared to Windows) during hacking competitions.

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a Microsoft system is more LIKELY to get a virus simply because it will be targeted more.

But an Apple system is theoreticaly easier to attack if you are a hacker.

I have a Macbook Pro and MY family uses an Imac. We had them for 3 years. Not a single problem.

Mac is far less secure than windows, proven fact, even the iphone is very unsecure, I remember reading on gizmodo that everytime you switch applications it takes a screenshot to get the fade out effect, but it's not deleted, and with simple data forensics you can get all sorts of stuff from that, say you last put in your credit card number, a private message on facebook etc.

If you have mac you NEED a anti-virus, people think viruses break into computers and destroy them, those days are long gone, viruses today are after credit card numbers, they don't want you to know you have a virus, I've had plenty of viruses over the years that I've got by scanning my computer with anti-virus and I noticed little to no change in performance. You should always do a virus scan before buying something online (or even putting in personal information), macs are a target since almost no one uses anti-virus, and it's a feasible market share, windows most people have anti-virus (out of date and crappy ones, but they're still there none the less) and linux is too small to even be a target.

Its pretty hard to even get a virus anyways. Unless your an idiot and download lots of porn.

I am glad that this message keeps getting put out there, because I am tired of mac users who don't know any better tout the whole can't get virus issue over me because I love windows. It is simply not worth it to write a virus for a mac, it won't affect enough businesses or people.

But I do just wish that someone would write a virus for mac's...not that I am wishing harm to another computer, maybe just a virus that has a pop up message that stays with them for a while informing them as to how easy it was to write the virus for a mac and that should this be a deadly virus you would be screwed.

Virus writers don't skip Mac because it's impossible to compromise. That community of people who write viruses are about credibility and respect through the amount of damage they cause, and there's not much credibility in compromising a small percentage of users that only make up about 5% of the overall OS market. These people focus on Windows because that's where they can do the most damage.

Tell me again how the multiplatform strategy was supposed to fix everything. Look at your results and compare them to Nintendo, which keeps thriving with exclusives. Your loyal fans are gone. And let’s not forget the pile of IPs you purchased only to let them rot.

The worst thing is this is down from last years numbers/expectations which was down from the previous years numbers/expectations. You think about how long “down” has been a consistent part of the communication and you realize those subscriptions are what’s holding that boat together. The price cut of gamespass is still a price raise in a string of price raises. They are trying to use players to offset the missing revenue. Now call of duty is out of gamespass, which is literally WHY they bought the company. To draw people to the subscription. They realized they missed a boatload of money and that wasn’t sustainable. Now you pay for it like you would have if they never bought the company… so why buy the company? Mind you those billions still need to be paid back. Yeah it gives you a chance to say we make the biggest FPS… but the internal conversations must be brutal at high level on topics that really matter. Like revenue. Profitability. And ROI for the shopping spree.

Is this like the 10th quarter in a row they're down 33% on hardware how is that even mathematically possible. You would think their mediocrity would Plateau