Windows has 'fewer flaws' than Linux ?
Data collected by a Microsoft security researcher suggests that the company had to patch far fewer software vulnerabilities than competing vendors in 2007.
A vulnerability report maintained by Jeff Jones, strategy director at Microsoft's Security Technology Unit, claimed that the firm's Windows XP, Vista and Server operating systems required patches for some 20-45 vulnerabilities each.
During the same period, vendors such as Red Hat, Apple and Novell have had to patch hundreds of vulnerabilities, according to Microsoft.
Jones released a similar report in June chronicling vulnerabilities reported in major operating systems during the first 90 days after release.
The latest report does not give exact figures, only graphs, but the data appears to be accurate.
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