Reply #15: Now, now

[Robb]

"Superiority" may be a matter of opinion, but "security" is not, especially as you began to explain.

Most virus/worm attacks are designed for Windows systems, rather than Macs, for the same reason "taggers" spraypaint their work on the sides of subways, and not the inside of their closets. In an ego-based work, you want as many people to see it as possible. So you don't design it on a system that reaches 1% of the population (if that).

However, that less popular system is more "secure" than Windows -- much in the same way a 1970 Buick is more "secure" than a 2002 Honda Civic. Not all security is active security.