@ZiggyFish said:
But on another note, Windows was always designed for the simplicity, where as Linux was designed for stability. And as such Linux will always be more stable then windows (I can give you tons of articles showing (and often stating) this). Although it may seem like I'm bashing windows, the first comment I made was simply stating that (it was never meant to be flame bait).
I still hoping I'll see one day an educated explanation what secret souce Windows (NT-based) lacks that **x based OS's posess, that makes **x inherently more secure and stable. But my hopes are getting lower. I know Windows insides. I know Unix/Linux insides, but not as thoroughly.
Other than hordes of uneducated users rinning with Administrative privileges and installing all the crap that comes by, and lots of crappy software that requires Admin privileges to run (that's the reason the users are created as Admins by default), what's the secret? Enlighten me, please. And, please, don't mention Shatter attack. X Window system also has its http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27350