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by hvidgaard 3288 days ago
Anecdotally, I've never had a virus on Windows dating back to Win98. But my extended family have had multiple on OSX.

My point is that both are very vulnerable, precautions are what keeps you safe.
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coldtea 3287 days ago
>Anecdotally, I've never had a virus on Windows dating back to Win98. But my extended family have had multiple on OSX.

Did they really have viruses (of which for OS X there are very few and far between, to the point of lore) or trojans?

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FussyZeus 3288 days ago
OSX has a more solid track record, but Windows has also undergone a lot of change since the Vista rebuild to address many of it's more trivial exploits.

Anyone remember when you could click Cancel in the login screen and get access to the desktop? Good times. :)

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