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Originally Posted by dmaul1114
I wouldn't. Apple computers don't get targeted much compared to PCs when it comes to viruses and spyware etc.
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I wouldn't worry either, but this specific claim is bunk -- there were viruses for pre-OS X computers when they had less than 1% marketshare. Passed around on floppies no less.
It's more impressive to have the first successful widespread virus on OS X than yet another one on Windows, for geeks at least.
iPhone/iPad/OS X are all unix based. Secure but not perfect.
Most hacks I heard of for OS X required physical access to the computer. With that in mind, I hope Apple will have profiles on some update, it would be nice to pass the iPad around the family without each having access to the same data (emails specifically).
Lack of profiles on a phone is fine, it's a very individual device, on an iPad, not so much.