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Re: Which OS is more secure ?

From: Adam Lang <aalang@rutgersinsurance.com>

> I won't debate which is more secure.  It is an unwinnable argument.
>
> I am just going to debate the usefulness of that report/numbers that were
> posted.  They are bogus numbers.
>
> Illinois produces more produce than Iowa, but we only counted corn for Iowa
> whereas we counted all crops for Ilinois.
>
> They were far from fair in their comparisons.
>

You are, of course, correct. The site itself even says:
"The numbers presented below should not be considered a metric by which an
accurate comparison of the vulnerability of one operating system versus
another can be made"

so I guess we shouldn't even try.

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