Comments on: The $350 Apple vs. Dell Debate http://www.tonybove.com/getoffmicrosoft/blog/?p=62 How to get off, where to get off, and why you should stay off Microsoft, with news and tips on alternatives Tue, 09 Oct 2007 20:09:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.7 by: Wilbur Pan http://www.tonybove.com/getoffmicrosoft/blog/?p=62#comment-278 Mon, 13 Feb 2006 15:27:04 +0000 http://www.tonybove.com/getoffmicrosoft/blog/?p=62#comment-278 One other piece of software that you'll need with a Windows PC that is "free" with a Mac is some sort of antivirus/security software. Many Windows PC come with an evaluation version of Norton Antivirus. To get the full version is $40. To renew your antivirus subscription is $30 annually. Over a 3 year lifespan of a Windows PC, that's an extra $100 to add to the cost, unless you're so insane that you run Windows without an antivirus program. The reason that this is "free" with a Mac is because of the Unix underpinnings and more secure default setup, one doesn't need to get an anitvirus program. One other piece of software that you’ll need with a Windows PC that is “free” with a Mac is some sort of antivirus/security software. Many Windows PC come with an evaluation version of Norton Antivirus. To get the full version is $40. To renew your antivirus subscription is $30 annually. Over a 3 year lifespan of a Windows PC, that’s an extra $100 to add to the cost, unless you’re so insane that you run Windows without an antivirus program.

The reason that this is “free” with a Mac is because of the Unix underpinnings and more secure default setup, one doesn’t need to get an anitvirus program.

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