The company's tiny Mac Mini, for the record, has been disc drive-free since last year.

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The growth of the Mac is still growing strong, and the Mac only has a tiny share.

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Five examples of Mac malware still represents a tiny fraction of the many thousands of variants researchers at antivirus companies spot on a regular basis, most of which focus on profit rather than espionage.

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But according to a 2006 SEC request for documents, the agency was seeking information about McLaughlin's dealings at Apollo and another tiny public company he runs, Blue Wireless, as well as payments to outside consulting firm MAC Partners, which McLaughlin founded in 2002.

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