An interesting cross-section of the Mac fanbase, as argued from a support staff's perspective. Interesting first few comments he has:
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I can tell you for a fact, many, many people are falling for this attack. Our call volume here at AppleCare is 4-5x higher than normal and [the overwhelming majority] of our calls are about this Mac Defender and its aliases. Many frustrated Mac users think their Mac is impervious to viruses and think this is a real warning from Apple. I really wish I could say not many people will fall for this, but in this last week, we have had nothing but Mac Defender and similar calls.
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Full article can be read here:
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/bott/an-ap...42?tag=nl.e539