Microsoft Raises Security Game, Notes Shortcomings Elsewhere

LMCBoy writes "Steve Ballmer recently told an industry conference that Microsoft software is more secure than Linux. PJ at Groklaw has a nice, thorough analysis of this dubious claim. She points out that not only are there vastly more Microsoft exploits reported, but that the exploits tend to be much more severe, involving remote administrator access." In related news, mhesseltine writes "According to an article from the Washington Post, in an unusually ironic twist, Microsoft has started talking smack about their own products, instead of those of their competitors. Bill Gates said of Office 'it's too hard to find things in e-mail' and described some features of Word as 'clunky.'"

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Re:Sure Windows is more secure than Linux...

[wmaker]

www.grsecurity.com, www.lids.org, and the selinux stuff that the NSA is helping out with to name a few. I have.

Hmm, neither of those websites load.. wierd isn't it? or maybe you're just a complete idiot.

Re:Sure Windows is more secure than Linux...

[Anonymous Coward]

Wow, that's nice. How about you disconnect the cable from the boxen's NIC? That should be about as effective as your impressive display of security through nobody-can-do-a-fucking-thing-with-the-server obscurity.

You must be very bored, and that's a nice brick you're running there. Quite the glowing example of why Linux is secure.

Thanks for sharing.