[X4U] Consumer Reports

[John McClernan]

I agree with you, Mike. Someone should hold CR's feet to the flame and ask
them to show the data and name the viruses.
My 2¢
John


> From: Michel Treisman <treisman at psy.ox.ac.uk>
> Reply-To: "A place to discuss Mac OS X for the casual user."
> <x4u at listserver.themacintoshguy.com>
> Date: Wed, 7 Sep 2005 19:07:04 +0100
> To: <x4u at listserver.themacintoshguy.com>
> Subject: [X4U] Consumer Reports
> 
> According to Consumer Reports for 2005,

> € Macs are safer than Windows PCs for some online hazards. Only 20
> percent of Mac owners surveyed reported detecting a virus in the past
> two years, compared with 66 percent of Windows PC owners. Just 8
> percent of Mac users reported a spyware infection in the last six
> months vs. 54 percent of Windows PC users.
> What are these viruses that affect 20% of Macs?  I thought there
> weren't any.
> 
> Mike