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1) so do PCs.. BOTH Mac and PCs use drivers though, thats just simple computer basics.
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The idea is that Mac comes with almost all drivers already. Windows does not.
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2) So do PCs. The difference is Macs are sold by Apple. PCs are sold by thousands of different distributors. Results may vary if you're a cheapass. You can get what you need with a PC, though. Macs, however, have a far more limited suit of available applications.
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Well if you spend a lot on PC, you might as well get a Mac. The bottom line is that Mac comes ready with full versions of all the software on the computer. Everything is there, no trials.
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3) Macs are seen as stable because of point #2. When you put a PC together the way Macs are, using hardware linked by specific compatibility, its just as stable.
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When you do that, maybe, but the fact is that when you design a product and are alowed to create hardware and software you're going to be more stable. I see proof of that every day at home and work.
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4) False. There are *fewer* - far fewer, in fact. For the simple fact that there are far fewer Macs. They are not wide spread in any way because there aren't enough Macs to reliably spread a virus.
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Not fewer, none. There exists no virus that can do anything to OS X. Apple even issued a challenge and a reward for anyone who could write a virus. So far no one has succeded. On any given daty, Mac controls 3-4% of the market. That's more than BMW shares of the US auto market.
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5) Windows has equivalents in XP, even more so in Vista.
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Vista is a carbon copy of OSX.
Swaitchback was the only rumored virus for Mac OSX and it turned out to be an bust. One day there might be a virus that infects a Mac, but it hasn't happened in like 12 years.
Meinwhile, Windows gets a dozen new viruses a week.