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NewsForge: Proven: Windows is More Secure than Linux Out of the Box

“After years of petty squabbling between the most innovative
company in the software industry and a few pesky upstart hippie
developers over which of their operating systems is more secure,
the verdict is finally in. Microsoft’s flagship Windows software is
more secure than Linux. You can demonstrate this for yourself just
as we did.

“Most consumer Linux distributions come in both downloadable and
boxed versions. Similarly, Windows may come either pre-installed or
in a box. For purposes of comparison, we will consider only the
boxed sets…”


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