Comment Here's now I see it (Score 2, Insightful) 991
Before I start, let me say I have a PC w/ Linux and an iBook which is the computer I use for school work, email, IMs, etc.
Apple occupies much less of the market, so obviously there are going to be fewer "exploits," at least fewer that are in the public. Second, because Apple has less of the market, the is less incentive to exploit anyholes that one may find - do you want to spend your time writing a worm that can infect 85% or 10% of computers? Third, both OSes are really very good, but out of the box, comparing security between the two is a joke. Its like comparing two guitars when neither of them are tuned correctly... some configuration by a knewlodgeable person is always, no matter what, going to be required.
Apple occupies much less of the market, so obviously there are going to be fewer "exploits," at least fewer that are in the public. Second, because Apple has less of the market, the is less incentive to exploit anyholes that one may find - do you want to spend your time writing a worm that can infect 85% or 10% of computers? Third, both OSes are really very good, but out of the box, comparing security between the two is a joke. Its like comparing two guitars when neither of them are tuned correctly... some configuration by a knewlodgeable person is always, no matter what, going to be required.
