Apple did develop fixes for most of the exploits that were developed. And there are now only about 7 viruses and Trojan Horse programs that can attack a Mac, compared to an unbelieveable number of viruses and other malware for Windows.
But you have to realize that Apple is a small part of the market. You should be able to find enough software for a Mac unless you are really into games. But as the Mac OS X operating system is updated sometimes it takes a while before hardware manufacturers of scanners and printers develop new software for the new Mac OSs. It is kind of a good idea to have Boot Camp on a Mac so that you can run Windows XP as an alternate OS. I have used Macs for many years. I would recommend a different firewall than the one included in the OS-like NetBarrier or Doorstop Firewall X. And a antivirus program like Norton Antivirus for the Macintosh or else VirusBarrier. Internet Cleanup is available as a antispyware program.
It can get frustrating owning a Mac when Apple upgrades the OS and it is a while before the software and hardware manufacturers catch up. Otherwise a Mac is a joy to use and you have much less concern going online. A good hardware router would still be a good idea.
I was never much into gaming so the relative lack of games for the Mac did not bother me.
With the Microsoft Office for the Macintosh you can do everything you want to the same as in Microsoft Office and a Windows computer. And with Boot Camp you can run Windows XP anyway (you would still need security for the Windows XP if you went online). The Apple computers seem expensive but really are not that much more expensive than a Windows computer. And it is a real breath of fresh air not having to worry about security so much. However, it may be possible that Windows Vista is more secure. We will see.
But you have to realize that Apple is a small part of the market. You should be able to find enough software for a Mac unless you are really into games. But as the Mac OS X operating system is updated sometimes it takes a while before hardware manufacturers of scanners and printers develop new software for the new Mac OSs. It is kind of a good idea to have Boot Camp on a Mac so that you can run Windows XP as an alternate OS. I have used Macs for many years. I would recommend a different firewall than the one included in the OS-like NetBarrier or Doorstop Firewall X. And a antivirus program like Norton Antivirus for the Macintosh or else VirusBarrier. Internet Cleanup is available as a antispyware program.
It can get frustrating owning a Mac when Apple upgrades the OS and it is a while before the software and hardware manufacturers catch up. Otherwise a Mac is a joy to use and you have much less concern going online. A good hardware router would still be a good idea.
I was never much into gaming so the relative lack of games for the Mac did not bother me.
With the Microsoft Office for the Macintosh you can do everything you want to the same as in Microsoft Office and a Windows computer. And with Boot Camp you can run Windows XP anyway (you would still need security for the Windows XP if you went online). The Apple computers seem expensive but really are not that much more expensive than a Windows computer. And it is a real breath of fresh air not having to worry about security so much. However, it may be possible that Windows Vista is more secure. We will see.