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<blockquote data-quote="ForgottenSeer 109138" data-source="post: 1084467">This problem you address with your thread, can be related to all other operating systems. Windows is full of holes/vulnerability. It&#039;s not this that makes it highly targeted though as much as the largest user base. It&#039;s not that hackers can not penetrate Linux or Mac it&#039;s that these users do not represent a large enough portion to make it worthwhile. You also have to ask yourself what sets these operating systems apart security wise. Do you believe Linux to be more secure because by default it restricts permissions? Would you believe Microsoft is actually designed to be run this way, but most home users are unaware or find it an inconvenience to set a admin account and the create standard accounts for the rest of the users. Usability wise installing and using applications for average users is simply much easier on Windows. Messing with old packages, broken decencies and incompatibilities found in the Linux environment is beyond their capabilities. Convenience is the word here that most would feel applies best. They don&#039;t want to be bothered learning something new. They just want to climb on that system and do what they always do. Personally I grew past all this long ago. I not only have no problem learning, as I do daily. I have no need of windows and it&#039;s irritations. I personally find I can fix issues easier within the Linux environment then on Windows. Many times in windows it&#039;s a matter of waiting on companies or Microsoft itself to push a fix, where as most the time in Linux, you can find workarounds on the spot. I have not found any software on Windows that can not be replaced via other software in the Linux realm.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ForgottenSeer 109138, post: 1084467"] This problem you address with your thread, can be related to all other operating systems. Windows is full of holes/vulnerability. It's not this that makes it highly targeted though as much as the largest user base. It's not that hackers can not penetrate Linux or Mac it's that these users do not represent a large enough portion to make it worthwhile. You also have to ask yourself what sets these operating systems apart security wise. Do you believe Linux to be more secure because by default it restricts permissions? Would you believe Microsoft is actually designed to be run this way, but most home users are unaware or find it an inconvenience to set a admin account and the create standard accounts for the rest of the users. Usability wise installing and using applications for average users is simply much easier on Windows. Messing with old packages, broken decencies and incompatibilities found in the Linux environment is beyond their capabilities. Convenience is the word here that most would feel applies best. They don't want to be bothered learning something new. They just want to climb on that system and do what they always do. Personally I grew past all this long ago. I not only have no problem learning, as I do daily. I have no need of windows and it's irritations. I personally find I can fix issues easier within the Linux environment then on Windows. Many times in windows it's a matter of waiting on companies or Microsoft itself to push a fix, where as most the time in Linux, you can find workarounds on the spot. I have not found any software on Windows that can not be replaced via other software in the Linux realm. [/QUOTE]

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