Apple pulls the plug on 'Get a Mac' ad campaign

[Agnostic Bear]

http://www.apple.com/why-mac/

They have a much more informed section now replacing the videos. Of course it's written in a pro-Apple light, but I don't think anything is an outright lie.

Actually the first one is a lie, "built-in defenses in Mac OS X" do not keep OS X safe from "Windows Viruses", The BSD code-base does, that has nothing to do with defences, it's architecture.

[GommeInc]

Actually the first one is a lie, "built-in defenses in Mac OS X" do not keep OS X safe from "Windows Viruses", The BSD code-base does, that has nothing to do with defences, it's architecture.

And the second one is a wild statement thrown out. Maybe in a few years they can make that claim, but it seems a bit premature seeing as the current style has only recently been adopted. As long as they do not hint towards computers being made poorly, then it's fine (seeing as previous Apple adverts and statements hinted that PCs are made by Windows and Microsoft, rather than hundreds of other computers - and no doubt there is a PC out there that is stronger and better built than a Mac )

[Agnostic Bear]

and no doubt there is a PC out there that is stronger and better built than a Mac

Asus. For sure.

[Barmi]

Actually the first one is a lie, "built-in defenses in Mac OS X" do not keep OS X safe from "Windows Viruses", The BSD code-base does, that has nothing to do with defences, it's architecture.

Strong, stable architecture is an inherent defence. It's been worded by marketing, but it's not a lie.

[Jordy]

Strong, stable architecture is an inherent defence. It's been worded by marketing, but it's not a lie.

It's just secure because no one tries to hack it. At hacking contests etc it goes down very easily and I was reading about security experts recently who were saying Windows 7 is more secure than Mac OS. This also applies to things like iPhones and Safari, someone managed to write a code to take all your text messages etc from your phone easily, thankfully hackers never got this code.