Since viruses are programs too, Windows viruses can’t be run on OS X. What does that mean in non-nerd speak? That Macs can’t run Windows programs without running Windows. Viruses are like any program-they have to be written with platform specific languages, with instructions written for that machine, operating system, type of processor, etc. This is interesting wording, because it is technically true. PC: Don’t be a hero! Last year there were a known 140,000 known viruses for PCs. You’d better stay back, this one’s a real hum-dinger. PC: I think I got that virus that’s going around. Many times, it can be hard to draw the line between what is the truth and what is simply advertising doublespeak. There are a number of truths to this, as well as a number of myths. Macs have long been touted as the “virus-free” platform.
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