Ubuntu’s two big advantages over Windows and Mac

“I’ve been using the latest version (10.04) of Ubuntu Linux
since April and there’s a lot to like about it. I announced earlier
this year that I was giving desktop Linux another look, and I went
with Ubuntu because it is the Linux distribution most focused on a
desktop OS. I have lots of observations about the Ubuntu experience
and how it compares to Mac and Windows, but I’m going to save most
of that feedback for another article.

“Today I want to talk about two significant advantages that
Ubuntu has over Windows 7 and Mac OS X. This came up last week
because Apple displaced Oracle as the new world leader in security
vulnerabilities, according to a report from Secunia. And Ars
Technica astutely pointed out:

“”The report includes cumulative figures for the number of
vulnerabilities found on a Windows PC with the 50 most widely-used
programs. Five years ago, there were more first-party flaws (in
Windows and Microsoft’s other software) than third-party. Since
about 2007, the balance shifted towards third-party programs.”

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