Doctorow: Why I won't buy an iPad

Re:Doctorow: Why I won't buy an iPad by cryptoz on Friday April 02, 2010 @07:04PM (#1237797)

This is absolutely not true. Such a statement is ridiculous, and ignores the historical development of Linux and Windows. Windows was built as a single-user, administrator-by-default system that will run any EXE file without question. Linux was built modelled on UNIX standards: run as unprivileged user, multi-user environments, etc.

Sure, MS is better about Windows Security now. And guess what? That's why there aren't nearly as many virus problems as there used to be (think 7's early days vs XP's early days).

Linux has a strong security model. It already has ~50% market share on servers (maybe more)! Don't ever suggest that my last dollar would be spent poorly if I bet on Linux's security.

Also, the plural of "virus" is "viruses", not "virii".

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Re:Doctorow: Why I won't buy an iPad by ThomPete on Monday April 05, 2010 @05:02AM (#1241553)

This seems to be emotion talking not logic.

You are confusing whether the system with the users.

The reason why virus is a menace on the windows platform is because of all the non experts using it.

If you had the same kind of types as my partents there would be absolutely no challenge plastering the os with viruses.

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