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In reply to the discussion: Microsoft blames OEMs for slow Windows 8 sales, plans February "relaunch" [View all]longship
(40,416 posts)I stopped using Windows when I saw that Microsoft only released upgrades on Windows NT when it took a big security hit, which they viewed as a failure, but they chose to whitewash rather than fix. Furthermore, due to Windows OS secrecy, fixes are only released as a whole OS update. There are no patches, like have been standard in Linux since day one.
With Linux, bugs are fixed. With Windows you have to wait for the next big release where you have no choice but to choose all or none.
Linux is an open platform. All the source code is free and downloadable and reviewable for problems. When a security issue is revealed, it is quickly fixed by the user base. With Windows, you have to wait until Bill Gates, or his minions, decide it is a problem, usually too late.
Windows utterly sucks. Open source just works.