First, you are a Microsoft fan boy. Second, I stopped reading at

"BusinessWeek says that Apple will likely make the case that Macs are more susceptible to viruses. A flat-out false claim. There are a bunch of Mac myths. And better security than Windows is the biggest one. "

Read your own article eh ?

This author is not entirely familiar with Macs, and is obviously a Windows drone. Mac users almost always upgrade to newer versions of the Mac OS X to get all the new features. Windows users almost always do not upgrade due to the enormous hassle and reputation of Microsoft for producing disasters (aka Vista). If Windows 7 flops like Vista, then I suggest that Microsoft just get out of the operating system business; and stick with their MS Office suite.

The fact is that Mac's are less susceptible to viruses.  Why this is so is not the issue, so you are right!   You get paid for this?

BusinessWeek says that Apple will likely make the case that Macs are more susceptible to viruses. A flat-out false claim. There are a bunch of Mac myths. And better security than Windows is the biggest one. Security experts say that if Mac users are less susceptible to attack, it's simply due to the fact that there are fewer viruses written for Macs than for Windows.

Obvious Windows user, who probably has never logged into a Mac... this more of a Windows FanBlog post than an article.

First, Windows 7 MAY have the effect you state on the Mac market share, but you underestimate a few things:

1st, the number of users that will want to "upgrade" from XP, rather than install a fresh OS.  There are a large number of users that will want to do just that... A fresh OS means a fresh install of all the software you're using.  An upgrade, in theory, gives you the new OS with all of the tools you've already got installed remaining intact...  Personally, I wouldn't want to spend hours re-installing all the software that I use, just to gain Windows 7 functionality.

2nd, you fail to take into account the pain of using a first-release of an OS.  ANY OS.  There will invariably be issues with the OS until all the bugs are worked out.  The extensive beta-period may help that, but it won't eliminate it.  Especially after Vista, MS will have to prove itself to consumers before there is any large-scale buy-in.

Finally, you're saying that the Mac market share will fall to 5%?  That means that 3.8% of the folks that have switched to Mac are going to switch back?  It MAY happen, but it will be YEARS in coming... not a few months.  The Mac has stability, a cool factor, the Apple name (ala iPod, iPhone) and a loyal base of users who make up a good part of that 8.8%.  Losing them would take a catastrophic failure on Apple's part, rather than a MS marketing deluge.

Also, that 90%+ marketshare that Windows enjoys also guarantees that there will be more viruses written for the Windows OS than for MacOS.  I'd say that the security "myth" is based, at least in part, in fact and numbers.

Maybe MS will have a winner with Windows 7, but judging by their recent history, I'm not expecting much...

"No one in their right mind would even think of upgrading a Windows XP system to Windows 7. That's an exercise for unemployed nerds with too much time on their hands. It simply doesn't make sense. Windows 7 is a cause celebre to look at buying a new system."

errr... I run a quad core I7 with 8 gigs of ram, with SLI GTX 295s, over 1T of HD space, and XP.... So I  am not in my right mind because I am going to upgrade to W7? And I am an unemployed nerd?  In all reality its not really that hard to upgrade from XP to W7, it just requires reinstalling everything which is a hassle but not really that hard.  Insert 1 CD wait, insert CD 2, wait, repeat as necessary...

This guy is not only a drone but insults both Mac and Windows users.

Also what is celebre?  Doesn't he even have spell checker, I mean even Firefox caught this...

Who is this jackass, and why is anyone paying him to write technology news? If no one is paying him, he would be wise to keep his day job, whatever that might be. And how on earth did this no-account blather make it onto Google News as a feature?!

Regardless, hurray for the release of Windows 7! It's about time Microsoft got with the program and delivered an innovative, useful, and secure OS to its ocean of users. Granted, it comes on the heels of one of the biggest disasters in software-marketing history. And granted it seems like Windows 7 will mainly implement features that the Mac OS has had for years. But good for them.

Will Apple "feel the pain" (as if the personal computing market were a monster truck rally or an Ultimate Fighting showdown)? Maybe for a while, and maybe not. Window 7 might have a tendency to make PCs burst into flame or turn on the washing machine randomly--you know it could happen.

But if there is pain, it will be passing at best.  With any luck, Jobs and company will keep up what they're best at for years to come: breathing new life into the way we all (and I do mean all) use technology in our daily lives.

Just upgrade to Snow Leopard and loose your data.  GREAT feature of the Creme da la creme OS for Mac. 

IDC, it's obviously a slanted article.  Mac fanboi's take it with the grain of salt and move on.  M$ fanbois, enjoy the 30 seconds of lime light it takes to read the article and move on.

KJ