As if one needs more reasons, this one is a standout; according to a USA Today and Avantgarde joint study, it takes only 4 short minutes for a clean Windows XP SP 1 machine connected to the net without a firewall to become part of some spammer’s zombie network. A Mac set up similarly was hit just as hard by spammers trying to get in, but completed the test unscathed.
Boy, do I like my Mac!
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