I wondered why the Apple salesperson left the Norton AntiVirus argument alone. Steve Jobs and the rest of the Apple cronies must be lying. I’ve heard similar arguments before: if companies like Symantec or McAfee make antivirus applications for the Mac, then Macs must truly be vulnerable somehow, somewhere. Some antivirus products are even sold in Apple stores. The customer then argued that Symantec makes an antivirus program for Macs, therefore, it must truly be a credible threat, otherwise there would be no such products.
The Apple salesperson on the floor repeatedly assured them that they would not need extra antivirus protection for their Mac.
The customer and companion were new to Mac life and were convinced that they should be very worried about viruses. While shopping at one of my local Apple stores the other day, I overheard an earnest conversation about safeguarding Mac computers against things like viruses and trojans.