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Opinion: Apple Confirms Antivirus Software Is (Usually) Unnecessary external link

TidBITS | by rich@tidbits.com (Rich Mogull) | Wed, Dec 3

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Based on the evidence I've been able to gather, I believe this updated technical note was never seen or approved by senior management. It was likely meant to highlight which antivirus programs supported Mac OS X for those users interested in installing the software. Although Apple hasn't...

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