TidBITS: Apple's Security Past Defines Its Future

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27 Jan 2011
by Rich Mogull

It's a foundational meme of the modern Internet that once Apple's market share rises above a certain nebulous level, Mac users will face a horde of viruses, worms, and other nefarious malware that will quickly burst our bubble of innocence and drag us into the swamps of despair long populated by our Windows-using brethren. But while market share is clearly an important factor in the relative security of the different platforms, and probably the most significant one from a historical perspective, such arguments fail to account for the current threat environment surrounding both Apple’s products and the Internet at large.

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