Windows Security Site Shows Mac User

Much ado has been made about security in Mac OS X as compared to Windows, with numerous technology pundits recommending Apple's systems for their relative safety. Microsoft accidentally did the same this week, publishing clipart of a user on a PowerBook to its Security Web site under the headline "You're clean."

"If you're going to pretend to be serious about security, shouldn't you use a picture of a Dell or HP or something instead of reminding people about the truly secure Apple Macintosh?" asked MacDailyNews, which first reported the snafu. Microsoft has since corrected the mistake, replacing the image with a mother and child checking a laptop, which suspiciously looks like a 12-inch PowerBook sans Apple logo.