Long on bigotry, short on facts

This article from BetaDot came across my inbox this morning. When I saw the title, “Linux Vs. Windows Security: How About The Truth?”, I was very interested. I think there’s an opportunity here for someone to “crack the nut open.” There are two camps out there: the “Linux is more secure” and the “Windows is more secure.” Both are vocal, both have “independent analysis” to back their position (both paid and unpaid,) and both have reasoned and considered arguments. I, for one, would like to see a definitive analysis on this topic. This article is not it.

This article claims to be about “the truth”, but the content doesn’t live up. In short, we don’t have any “truth” – just opinion. There’s no case built describing why one security model is better than the other, no facts, no tests, no analysis. Take this paragraph for example:

The general design of Linux gives it an inherited security boost. Where Windows looks like it was a little hacked together, a bunch of different ideas stacked on top of each other in attempt to make something that