They ARE. As of this date, There are Zero (known) viruses for Mac OS X. Trojans abound, though.
LMAO
Wikipedia said:
A program called "
Elk Cloner" was
the first personal computer virus to appear "in the wild"—that is, outside the single computer or lab where it was created.
[15] Written in 1981 by
Richard Skrenta, it attached itself to the
Apple DOS 3.3 operating system
Yeah, for Apple II.
+ this:
http://www.dailytech...px?newsid=24401 ( news about a recent malware infecting 600k macs ( April 2012)))
and this:
http://www.dailytech...rticle21693.htm ( internal memo regarding malware infections and what to say to the customers (2011))
On a side note:
you make a difference between virus and trojan, but for 90% of the people, virus is just a broad term for malware. For the other 10%, the difference between trojan and virus is the self replicating ability of the program, as the results for the end user are the same (crash, data loss, key logger, stolen data, etc)
And Apple clearly states that Mac OS X isn't Virus-Proof on their website.
Extra reason to dislike apple, it's a closed platform both on the hardware and software side.
hardware side: create a monopoly in parts supply, apple can ask whatever price they want as there's no competition.
no competition on the device themselves, apple make few device and you have to pay the price they want you to pay for it. (monopolistic behavior)
0_o
How are they doing this again?
software side: mac os isn't as closed as it used to be but still not as open as linux or windows for running home made programs or codes.< Lolwut?
ios is completely closed and you need to pay a lot of money to get your hand on a devkit, and if you want to share your program with other people, you need to get apple approval ( more $$) ( unless jailbreak off course)
iOS devkit? IOS DEVKIT? LOL. iOS DevKit = Any Mac capable of running the iOS SDK. Distributing apps on the App Store = $90.
I'll also add the questionable use of Chinese labor and wave of suicide that have plagued Foxconn's factory assembling Apple's product.
Like virtually every electronics company.