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Get the best of both Linux and Windows worlds
Many of us have been using Windows for more than two decades, and we know the operating system’s ins and outs. Windows runs the programs we love, it’s fairly stable, and it supports our printers, media players, and other hardware devices. Sure, you (or your boss) have to pay for the pleasure of using Windows, but the price is insignificant compared to these benefits.
Here’s the other side of the coin, though: Windows’ popularity has made its inevitable flaws the juiciest target for malware authors, resulting in a ceaseless stream of critical security advisories and patches.
Although you certainly can use the Internet safely on a Windows PC, doing so requires a lot of effort these days just to ensure that your copy is properly patched and secured. Like it or not, Windows has become the Ford Pinto of operating systems.
Now imagine that your PC is suddenly free of this ever-present threat, and you can use a browser to surf the Web without fear of drive-by downloads.
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