Linux and Windows Security Neck and Neck

Linurati writes "According to vnunet.com, Linux and Windows are neck and neck when it comes to security, but 'misleading figures and surveys are muddying the waters.' The article lays blame on both sides for the misleading information." From the article: "...Microsoft had made real progress on security in the past two years, but that the increasing number of Linux enthusiasts coming into the market would help the open source alternative in the long run."

Comments

Um, yeah right

[Junior J. Junior III]

WinXP is still a sitting duck out of the box. You can't patch it until you connect to the internet, unless you've managed to download service packs and critical updates and burn them to CD, which most "normal" people won't think to do. Unless they have a good firewall between them and the rest of the internet, that unpatched XP system will be toast before you can say "Sasser!"

If Windows and Linux are 'neck and neck' when it comes to security, maybe Linux is riding a giraffe How's Windows security stack up next to OpenBSD?

Re:Most Appropriate Response to Article:

[CyricZ]

How is a public outburst of faggotry the most appropriate response to this article?