Originally Posted by SRT SIX
The real difference is the OS. Yes, more chance to get a virus using Windows. Far fewer if using Linux. But Jeep2Xfire is spot on, it has to do with the sheer numbers. If you run a Mac unprotected, it is only a matter of time before you will hit a virus.
Mac OS X, is built on the Unix kernel, which is one of the oldest and most secure operating systems available. so, yes..... you can attribute fewer if any viruses to the OS. Beyond that, and aside from the intel processors, MAC hardware in my experience is much more reliable. I leave my macs running 24/7, and have never had to reboot either of them due to a lock up or blue screen. Before I owned a Mac, I did not get it when others praised their Macs. It is one of those things that once you do own one, you get it.