Why most run Microsoft, not RedHat

[Tom Rivers]

Tim wrote:
> On Thu, 2007-04-19 at 13:29 +0200, Tomas Larsson wrote:
>   
>> The rumour that XP is unreliable etc, is just a rumour. 
>>     
>
> Hmm, got a call from a friend he'd just got XP, come up and see it.  He
> installs, hops on the internet to get updates, FOUR WHOLE SECONDS LATER
> he's infected with a virus.  

Tim,

I'm curious.  Did he have his WinXP system connected directly to the 
Internet or was it behind a router?  Also, was this WinXP with Service 
Pack 2 already installed or was it a previous iteration of the product?


Tom