Claim: Macs don't get viruses as often and thus run more smoothly
What evidence supports this claim?
1. Macs run into fewer problems when operating than PCs , because Macs are harder to target and most viruses target PCs .
2. Mikko Hypponen , chief research officer at F-Secure , explains : Mac is more secure , simply because it has less attacks targeting it -LSB- hackers -RSB- existing codebase and expertise is on Windows , so they keep creating more Windows attacks .
3. Paul Vixie , founder of the Internet Systems Consortium , agrees , saying that Macs are more secure because the code base is small and more modern , and because there are fewer Mac users , so there is less in it for the bad guys who make the viruses .
4. Although it is true that both can get viruses , evidence shows that PCs get them far more often .
5. Moreover , even if PCs arent getting viruses , its likely because they have to constantly have antivirus software running in the background , which slows them down .