This article lacks any sort of solid information and it is very easy to see that the author did not do any serious research on the subject. Why does the author neglect a discussion of root/administrative priviledge levels/access in OS X if priviledge escalation is a concern? How about some mention of system usability in regards to the user's access level? I would suggest that the author take the time to actually learn about the design and implementation levels of operating systems so as to be able to produce an article with solid technical evidence instead of cutting and pasting headlines and marketing information together to create "strawmen" arguements. If you would like to see information about OS X security check out http://www.net-security.org/article.php?id=713.
They have a pdf which actually documents the steps that you can take to harden OS X security -- note: harden, not secure, as OS X is relatively secure by default.

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