I for one rather get a Windpows laptop with similare hard for less, much less. The macOS.OSAMiner has been active since 2015, primarily infecting users in Asia. I am not certain what Apple intends to do with the MBP, other than pricing the MBP out of the market.
Windows laptop hardware with PCIe storage option in addition to touch screen, similar to my 2013 MCP, can be had for ~1,200 bucks (US $).
At the same time, OEMs, did catch up with Apple. macOS malware used run-only AppleScripts to avoid detection for five years The macOS.OSAMiner has been active since 2015, primarily infecting users in Asia. Mac malware is incredibly rare Mac viruses do exist, in fact there have been a few notable malware and virus reports in recent years, but there are a few reasons why Mac viruses don’t tend. The price increase of 500 bucks for the 13" with touch bar is not justified in my view ("Ludicrously Expensive"), other than paying the Apple-tax. That, and I had some clients lining up, who had Macs.įast forward to 2016, and to some extent to 2017, where the MBP didn't receive much hardware improvement, if any. We also look at some new AppleScript malware, how some millionaires are losing Bitcoin because they forgot their passwords, and discuss brushing, a new semi-scam where people received Amazon deliveries they never ordered. While I did not want a MBP, the PCIe storage made my decision easier. This campaign used a clever trick (run-only AppleScripts) to avoid detection and aimed at mining cryptocurrency from macOS systems of the victims. The latter one had been more expensive than the MBP by anywhere between $300-500, for the same or 512GB storage, depending on the OEM. According to the security company SentinelOne, The users macOS has been the target of an insidious malware campaign for over five years. that they don't have to inoculate an entire population with a vaccine to stop an epidemic. There was no Windows based laptops that had PCIe storage option and not many with the SSD option back in 2013. Modern operating systems, such as OS X and Microsoft Windows.
I've purchased my 2013 MBP for US$1,499.00 at the end of 2013, the price difference was due to extending the memory to 8GB and 256GB PCIe-based Flash Storage.