An Apple Keeps the Viruses Away

It’s unfortunate that the Jan. 14 Column One, “No More Internet for Them,” failed to mention Apple’s Macintosh as an option to unplugging. No viruses, no spyware and no speed decrease because of those gremlins. The statement “No one is immune” and then using Bill Gates as an example could have been restated as “No one with a Windows PC is immune.” The stereotype that nothing exists but the Windows PC shouldn’t be propagated in this day and age. There are real solutions besides unplugging.

Bill Taggart

Cincinnati

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The laments of Internet users mentioned in your Column One article puzzles me. My experience with the Web is overwhelmingly positive. I have had no viruses, spyware or pop-ups. I cruise the Web for hours without a glitch. Almost all of my shopping is done online, with few problems. The difference, I suppose, is simple: I use a Macintosh.

Bill McGuire

Soda Springs, Calif.