The real usefulness of Qubes from a security standpoint is the isolation factor. For instance, you can create a component that has no network access to store highly sensitive data. Unlike locating each task in a true separate virtual machine running on the same hard drive, Qubes OS runs each separate component in its own window environment on the same screen.
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