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Old 08-20-2007, 10:30 AM   #1
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LXer: Windows has 'fewer flaws' than Linux


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A vulnerability report maintained by Jeff Jones, strategy director at Microsoft's Security Technology Unit, claimed that the firm's Windows XP, Vista and Server operating systems required patches for some 20-45 vulnerabilities each. During the same period, vendors such as Red Hat, Apple and Novell have had to patch hundreds of vulnerabilities, according to Microsoft. Jones released a similar report in June chronicling vulnerabilities reported in major operating systems during the first 90 days after release.
[Ah, there's nothing like the smell of biased reporting from Redmond to start off your Monday.—Sander]


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Old 08-20-2007, 12:11 PM   #2
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hmmm, more like Microsoft 'fixes fewer flaws' than Linux...
 
Old 08-20-2007, 12:19 PM   #3
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Came to my mind also. Low patch count doesn't mean it's a secure system. Another way to think about it is that the more patches released, the less likely to find new holes to patch.

One could think that they had the money to at least try and buy a "3rd party guy" to make their "investigations". Nobody would of course believe it either, if it was funded by Microsoft, but at least it would look like they had tried to cover their tracks. Sad..
 
  


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