AppleMacster
I agree with you: couldn't have put it more succintly myself.
A friend of mine had had serious problems with Norton: but then, we were also able to identify that his was a copy and not the original Norton. After about an year, he installed an original, and has never looked back since then.
Having said that, it is a fact of life that the Macs are quite secure, as long as you do not introduce media on the USB ports from other computers. Which, if you are in a business where you have continuous public interface, becomes a bit chancy at times.
cheers