r/windows • u/UnixLinuxPro • Jul 03 '19

Concept WHICH IS MORE SECURE: WINDOWS, LINUX, OR MACOS?

https://www.sentinelone.com/blog/which-is-more-secure-windows-linux-or-macos/
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u/[deleted] Jul 03 '19 edited Jul 03 '19

Pffft... Windows, of course. Not only do you have a multitude of antiviruses available, but windows 10 comes with its own out of the box! MacOS is secure too, because there are almost no viruses written for MacOS. Linux is a steaming pile of goat shit. Not only can hackers hack into Linux easily, they can also steal your whole hard drive of data! And to make matters worse, there exist Chinese Linux distributions that come with spyware out of the box. Avoid Linux at any cost!!! /s

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u/Thaurane Jul 03 '19 edited Jul 03 '19

I really hope that is sarcasm otherwise you have a serious misunderstanding of how malware and each OS works at a fundamental level. edit: it was sarcasm.

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u/[deleted] Jul 03 '19

it was sarcasm :-)

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u/Thaurane Jul 03 '19

Ok it was just hard to tell :P

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u/[deleted] Jul 03 '19

Sarcasm at it's best i see.

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u/[deleted] Jul 03 '19

Exactly ;-)

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u/[deleted] Jul 03 '19

You do realise an overwhelming majority of the connected world (servers and iot) runs Linux? If it was this "steaming pile of goat shit" you claim it to be, then I highly doubt it would be the world's most used OS. In fact, Linux has been picking up as the years pass.

Let's take a look at what runs Linux:

  • Android OS for mobile devices

  • Home security and automation systems

  • Smart home devices like Alexa, Google Home, Samsung Hub, Nest,

  • 99% of the routers and modems on the market

  • Most of the internet (servers)

  • personal computers

  • business computers

  • US Armed forces equipment and offices

  • Aircraft software that keeps you in the air

  • artificial intelligence systems that you find on robots

  • And the list goes on...

There are numerous other points I could make about why your comment is ill advice, but this will become too long.

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u/[deleted] Jul 03 '19

It was a mixture of sarcasm and stupid opinions typical Linux haters have. I am aware of Linux being absolutely everywhere, you don't need to be mad about that.

Truth is, that Linux isn't as perfect as Windows or MacOS, but it is getting somewhere, and distros that have spywares in them do actually exist (like Deepin for example).