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Re:Flashback trojan reportedly controls half a million Macs ... by esolyt on Thursday April 05, 2012 @02:42PM (#3803945)
Yes. They are stating that Macs are not susceptible to PC viruses. Yes, this is true. However this is not worth stating, so most people would infer that Macs cannot get any viruses from that sentence.
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Re:Flashback trojan reportedly controls half a million Macs ... by rbarooah on Thursday April 05, 2012 @04:25PM (#3804449)
It may not be worth stating to people round here who are essentially experts in the field, but to the vast majority of everyday PC users it's not at all obvious and very much worth stating.
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Re:Flashback trojan reportedly controls half a million Macs ... by el_presidente on Thursday April 05, 2012 @10:13PM (#3805653)
According to the paragraph that follows: A Mac isn't susceptible to the thousands of viruses plaguing Windows-based computers. That's thanks to built-in defenses in Mac OS X that keep you safe, without any work on your part.

They're saying PCs get viruses and Macs don't because of the way it's designed. Not that PCs get PC viruses and Macs get Mac viruses.

They are also implying that it's the sole reason for the lack of viruses, when it's mainly the lack of users. That would explain why it's not susceptible to every other type of software available on Windows.

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