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Why is Mac OSX less susceptible to viruses?

I keep hearing from people that Macs don't get viruses. Is this true? If so, is it because OSX is programmed in a more secure way? What makes it less prone?

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It's not. It's more susceptible. It's just that nobody bothers to target Mac OS X because it has such low market share it's not worth anyone's time.

Nate Bross  2010-06-02 19:26:39

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