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I Use Mac. Not Because It's More Secure Than Everything Else - Because It Is Actually Less Secure Than Windows - But I Use It Because It Is Still Under The Radar. People Who Write Malicious Code Want The Greatest Return On Their Investment, So They Target Windows Systems. I Still Work With Windows In Virtual Machines.

-Kevin Mitnick

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I Use Mac. Not Because It's More

Kevin Mitnick

I Use Mac. Not Because It's More Secure Than Everything Else - Because It Is Actually Less Secure Than Windows - But I Use It Because It Is Still Under The Radar. People Who Write Malicious Code Want The Greatest Return On Their Investment, So They Target Windows Systems. I Still Work With Windows In Virtual Machines.

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