Apple Planning iMac, MacBook Price Cuts?

I just want to support one of Cub's points that also occurred to me : it really would be the holy grail for those who like to bring OS's screeching to a halt if they could infect OS X with a virus. And the rather anarchic nature of those who do write viruses, won't exactly be susceptible to a numbers game of how many people they can bring down, so much as be enticed by their huge ego of being the first to seriously assault a company the boasts unparalleled security. I still think there's no harm in taking mild to moderate precautions with an anti-virus shield. Wasn't there a solitary security scare for Macs a few months back, that made the front of a Mac magazine, as well as being covered by TR? If I recall correctly, that was just one issue, and true or not, it was taken very seriously.

there have been viruses writen for mac the mac/leap.A virus proves that it can be done, 2 weeks ago there was proof that a botnet had successfully infected macs, there are also vunerabilities giving root access on a mac - which luckily looks set to be patched in snow leopard.
I do not change my perception that mac is more secure and it IS purely due to their low market share that there is barely any malware in the wild.
It could also be argued that keeping apples market share low maintains it as a more secure system. but when they do get a larger market share I prommise you that there will be equally bad things as are on a pc.

Reffs
http://www.matasano.com/log/1069/apple-ships-suids-with-applescript-dictionaries-hilarity-ensues/
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=108784

Why thank you :) The security scare I think you're referring to was one that was included as part of a torrented download of (I think) an Adobe package... Part of my brain thinks it may have been iWork :-/ Either way, it was an illegal download, and you had to enter your admin password to allow it to do anything of any danger! Something that no sensible user would do with a downloaded dodgy piece of software without knowing why you're doing so.
Even Symantec said that Mac users were still at no risk!

thank you for pointing out that mac are not more secure than windows? - your welcome ;)
the mac/leap.A virus was spread through iChat, the botnet was through the means you mentioned, but my point was that it is possible, and proven, that malware for macs can be created, and using the root vulerability mentioned bypasses the need for the admin password.
dont get me wrong I would be still happy to use a mac, but in the grand scheme of opperating systems macs will work out to be no more secure than windows.
Symantec has said numerous times that macs are at risk, after all they are an antivirus company who are wanting to sell antivirus to macs, and there is a general consensus that malware for macs will, and is, increasing and is only a matter of time before it could be considered comparable to windows.

on another point one of the main reasond of pc slowing down and becoming bloated is because of the neverending virus updates, and I wonder whether macs will sercombe to the same problem - I suspect yes