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[edlug] Re: Linux AV / Windows update
On Sunday 30 May 2004 09:53, Stuart Carter wrote:
> Due to arbitrary decisions
> made by Microsoft, (amongst other things) the web browser runs in Kernel
> mode - so a flaw in their browser is a flaw in the kernel.
I agree entirely... But that design choice makes for an utterly seamless
transition from one program to the next which in turn benefits the user
experience. And ultimately that is what MS is selling.
> I agree with James Eaton-Lee - Windows *is* easier to administer, and its
> TCO can be lower than Linux.
I would differentiate between set-up and administration. As mentioned in a
previous thread, getting a couple of windows boxes going is really easy -
perhaps too easy: it makes everyone feel like an expert. The real pig is
getting them to work the way *you* want, rather than the way *MS* wants.
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