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Explanations Needed: No viruses, market share, etc.

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Shotgun OS

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Dec 18, 2006
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Hello everyone. I'm doing a project for a class at school. Basicially, I need to write an essay question, and then try to prove something. In my case, My questions "Which is better? A Mac or a PC?" I need some resourceful documents to help prove that a Mac is better than a PC, and vice versa.

I have been researching for hours looking for documents on:

1) Why Macs do not have viruses: I need a source that explains the structure of Unix, and why Macs are more stable because of that.

2) A graph (perferably) or a chart that shows recent marketshare values for Macs and PCs. (If theres other OSes, I dont mind.)

If anyone could direct me to some sources for information no these subjects, I would greatly appreciate it!
 
This question has been beaten to death on this and other forums. A simple forum search will reveal possibly hundreds of threads on the topic. Starting a new thread will not shed any new light on the subject.
 
MisterMe said:
This question has been beaten to death on this and other forums. A simple forum search will reveal possibly hundreds of threads on the topic. Starting a new thread will not shed any new light on the subject.
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Trust me; I've searched the forums. All I get is "The Unix-based operating system is more stable than Windows" and older charts from 2004 about marketshare. I need some more up-to-date information.
 
Marketshare is 8%. Who cares. Statement. 40% of college students say that their next computer will be a Mac. The OS is what makes the systems. The MAN is what makes the company.

PCWorld is a good source for scathing Vista reviews and articles about the Mac being a better set of hardware and software. If that's not good enough, come back and I'll give you more.
 
Tallest Skil said:
Marketshare is 8%. Who cares. Statement. 40% of college students say that their next computer will be a Mac. The OS is what makes the systems. The MAN is what makes the company.

PCWorld is a good source for scathing Vista reviews and articles about the Mac being a better set of hardware and software. If that's not good enough, come back and I'll give you more.
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Unless you can backup all of those numbers, I'm going to assume you just pulled those numbers out of thin air.
 
global marketshare is 3.3% according to onestat.com and IDC(?) data.
8% is largely US marketshare.

Viruses issue, obviously one I know is strict access to low level system core in Unix/Linux structure.

But codes are written by humans, with billions of code in an OS, its impossible to be safe all the time with absolutely no viruses.
 
Shotgun OS said:
I have been researching for hours looking for documents on:

1) Why Macs do not have viruses: I need a source that explains the structure of Unix, and why Macs are more stable because of that.

2) A graph (perferably) or a chart that shows recent marketshare values for Macs and PCs. (If theres other OSes, I dont mind.)
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http://www.roughlydrafted.com/2008/...-apple-wont-inherit-microsofts-malware-crown/

http://www.roughlydrafted.com/2008/...-the-future-of-malware-and-platform-security/

Here is a nice chart of web server market share. And here is a nice article showing that popularity, at least in web servers, has nothing to do with attacks.

There is a lot more out there.
 
i don't think roughlydrafted is a good source, the articles there, especially comparison of apple vs. non-apple, are mostly biased and filled with imaginary "facts".

For a serious research, I would avoid apple.com, roughlydrafted, and macdailynews.
 
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