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The Zotob attacks could have been prevented by proper Windows patching, or they could have easily been prevented for less by using Linux in the first place.<\/p>\n
(from eWeek<\/a>, Zotob Madness and the Real Cost of Windows vs. Linux<\/a>)\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
I don’t run Windows on any server, and haven’t for several years (nor has any competent system administrator, in my opinion). In fact, there’s only one reason I even use Windows on the desktop, anymore: Adobe Photoshop<\/a>. But with Adobe’s pernicious “treat your customers like criminals<\/a>” features in recent versions of Photoshop, that may not continue much longer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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