http://www.theregister.com/content/56/33226.html
A common riposte to the continuint vulnerability of Windows to viruses is the claim that if other OS represented the same sized "target" as Windows, they too would be infested. This article suggests otherwise: the basic structure of OS X and Linux help make them more resistant to viruses from the get-go. There is considerable resonance, mentioned here, with the "monoculture" problem, which does not exist for either of these other OS.
If true, then this is another cost factor which needs to be evaluated when looking at the practicality of replacing Windows in an organization.
Posted by jho at October 14, 2003 04:54 PM