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Re: Mystisicm or real statistics?


From: "Rob, grandpa of Ryan, Trevor, Devon & Hannah" <rMslade () shaw ca>
Date: Fri, 09 May 2008 14:03:16 -0800

Date sent:              Fri, 09 May 2008 15:15:55 -0400
From:                   Alex Eckelberry <AlexE () sunbelt-software com>

http://www.informationweek.com/news/windows/operatingsystems/showArticle
.jhtml?articleID=207601217

Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT)'s Vista operating system is more susceptible to
malware than Windows 2000, and though it's 37% more secure than Windows
XP, it's still too vulnerable. 

I can see that, possibly, 37% more *current* malware uses functions that don't 
exist in Win2K ...

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