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AVG still has no plans to release a security product for Apple's OS X, despite first touting the idea more than a year ago.
Research which pitted Windows PCs against Macs found that Vista works better on a Mac.
The scalp of Mac OS X has been waved trophy-like after being hacked in controlled environments, yet security researchers are hard pressed remembering the last time a Mac was compromised in the wild.
Apple customers must cringe when Microsoft starts talking about Windows Vista -- after all many of the same "new" features have been available on Mac OS X for about five years.
The CTO of the third biggest antivirus firm revealed to me this week that an Apple Powerbook loaded with Unix is his "platform of choice".
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The next version of the heart of the Linux operating system is expected by June, according to project founder Linus Torvalds.
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Apple's soon-to-be-launched iPhone will be irrelevant to business users because it is a "closed device" and does not support Microsoft Office, a senior executive with the software giant said this week.
A friend of mine is starting a new business. I get to choose which computer he's going to use. Question is: Should we go with the PC or the Mac? Here's what I think.
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