[H3 Alaska]

Even though this is like the old Ford versus Chevy conversation?..I?ll bump in.

Mac versus PC:

The big thing people always compare is virus/scripts/spyware type stuff.

But, it?s relative to scale??
If 90% of the world uses PC and Internet Explorer, then by a stroke of nature 90% of the virus/spyware/scripts are written towards PC/IE/Windows.

Don?t think for a second that spyware/virus/scripts are not written to MAC?s or Linux.
The other 10% are written to attack these platforms?..they are just not as prevalent in our liberal slanted media you read daily.

Like someone said above, leave automatic updates on, make sure your firewall is protecting you, run anti-spyware weekly, and make sure you have a good anti-virus program installed and you will never have an issue.
2 free programs I suggest these days are Adaware SE anti-spyware, and Avast Home Edition anti-virus. If you want to pay,
Windows Live OneCare is by far the best for XP, and will take care of both and has some extra features to backup/defrag/etc that are really nice.

Sit back, think, and take it to the bank in either case??..ultimately it?s your choice.