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minus-squarejaschen@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·8 months agoI remembered when OSX didn’t barely had any viruses and malware. Then their user base went up and more malware started to appear. I’m starting to think virus and malware creators only want to focus on making things that will actually be used. Linux being not one of them.
minus-squareKrudler@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·8 months agoThe magical time where OSX “barely had any viruses and malware” never existed. Source: Was instructor in a Mac lab for 2 years.
I remembered when OSX didn’t barely had any viruses and malware. Then their user base went up and more malware started to appear.
I’m starting to think virus and malware creators only want to focus on making things that will actually be used. Linux being not one of them.
The magical time where OSX “barely had any viruses and malware” never existed.
Source: Was instructor in a Mac lab for 2 years.