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[Ferrum Master]

For the average person, I mean.
With computer knowledge and passion it is possible to have a fully usable Linux desktop that outperforms Windows for the most part, but otherwise Average Joe would prefer a system that is ready to use out of the box.

Average Joe prefers a system that helps him to pay his bills. Work specifics dictate to use given tools for each of us and leave no choice. Either work IT has paid for it, or there are no alternatives like in my case that is electronics software specific.

There is no better OS, it is a tool.

[Nth_man]

For the average person, I mean.
With computer knowledge and passion it is possible to have a fully usable Linux desktop that outperforms Windows for the most part, but otherwise Average Joe would prefer a system that is ready to use out of the box.

Kubuntu comes preinstalled in some computers (even laptops), "ready to use out of the box" and it is easy to use (I'm using it right now, with its GUI programs). It even has paid support available (and TUI programs) if someone needs that.

[Nth_man]

With Linux is easier to deal with: vendor lock-ins, forced ads, Windows-like updates taking up a lot of hard drive space and a loooot of time, software keys, auto boots, automatic downloads, creating an account with Microsoft just to use your computer, having to submit yourself to extortionate licenses, surrender your privacy, click-bait news headlines appearing in your computer, pocketbook bleeding for desktop software, virus menaces, virus protection subscriptions....
because it's easier when you do not deal with that.

[sophisticles]

There's only one type of clowns - the ones who think there are systems without vulnerabilities. In comparison to Windows and macOS Linux' security is much better. I can show you dozens of critical remote vulnerabilities on Windows right now. I've already done this many times, but your troll's brain seems to be forgetting facts.

First of all I must say I love fishing and I can tell that today is going to be a good day.

There are security vulnerabilities in all OSes, that's true.

If we go by the latest Metasploit count, here is where we stand:

Exploits
Windows - 1181
Linux - 466
Unix - 220
Mac OS = 40
Free BSD - 15

Payloads
Windows - 301
Linux - 114
Mac OS - 42

https://docs.metasploit.com/docs/modules.html

It's not possible clown, but you can try and prove me wrong.

https://www.process.st/how-to/disable-microsoft-compatibility-telemetry/

https://softkeys.uk/blogs/blog/how-to-disable-telemetry-windows-10

https://www.oo-software.com/en/shutup10

An average Linux distro is more secure than Windows 11 enterprise edition or whatever this crap is called. The difference is Windows is broken by design. It's insecure by design and it's spyware by definition.

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/linux/kde-advises-extreme-caution-after-theme-wipes-linux-users-files/

"Global themes and widgets created by 3rd party developers for Plasma can and will run arbitrary code. You are encouraged to exercise extreme caution when using these products," KDE cautioned.

https://www.phoronix.com/forums/forum/phoronix/latest-phoronix-articles/1453465-kde-plasma-6-refinements-continue-fixes-3-important-crashes-this-week

But you say that you don't use KDE so you are not affected. Don't worry, Linux has you covered:

https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNU-Coreutils-9.5-Released

GNU Coreutils 9.5 on the security side fixes a race condition with the recursive chmod (chmod -R) where an attacker could replace a traversed file with a symlink to in turn cause chmod to operate on an unintended file. That bug present since the beginning of Coreutils is now fixed.

Depending on how you define "beginning" that's between 27 and 34 years.

That is not only broken and insecure by design but it's also that the developers couldn't care less or they were being paid to keep it there.

[Volta]

For the average person, I mean.
With computer knowledge and passion it is possible to have a fully usable Linux desktop that outperforms Windows for the most part, but otherwise Average Joe would prefer a system that is ready to use out of the box.

Average persons have no problems with Linux when they're properly introduced. I 'converted' many people to Linux (Ubuntu mostly, but also some distribution for old PCs).

[Volta]

If we go by the latest Metasploit count, here is where we stand:

https://docs.metasploit.com/docs/modules.html

Nice try, but you don't even know what you're pasting:

This module exploits a command injection vulnerability in the Huawei HG532n routers provided by TE-Data Egypt, leading to a root shell.

I don't care about old vmware or huawei exploits which are under 'linux' in your link. Show me remote code execution vulnerabilities for Fedora 39 or Ubuntu 23.10 and Windows 11.

Thanks for the links about telemetry, but it's a wishful thinking:

https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/windows-11/how-to-disable-data-tracking-features-on-windows-11

On Windows 11, you can minimize the information that Microsoft, advertisers, and other services track about you and your computer, and in this guide, you will learn how.

It has always been known that Microsoft collects various types of data about your computer and your activities to improve the experience. However, the company seems to be growing the amount of data collection on each new operating system version, and this continues to be a concern for many people.

https://clario.co/blog/stop-windows-from-spying-on-you/

How to disable spying on Windows 10 & 11

While you can’t completely stop data collection on Windows, you can limit it. Here are some ways to stop Windows from spying on you:

How to Limit What Microsoft Logs Through Telemetry

If you don't want to disable telemetry entirely, you can allow Microsoft to collect only the most vital data. If you're running the Windows 10 or 11 Home edition, this is your only option because Microsoft doesn't allow disabling telemetry for Home edition users. Only users running the Enterprise, Education, or Professional editions of Windows 10 or 11 or users running Windows Server 2016 or later can completely disable telemetry.

So keep dreaming. Furthermore, Windows update will enable spying once again. You can guess how I know.

Depending on how you define "beginning" that's between 27 and 34 years.

That is not only broken and insecure by design but it's also that the developers couldn't care less or they were being paid to keep it there.

You have to have physical access to the machine to use this and it will chmod some different file. Keep trying. Take a look at this:

For longer than some of you have been alive, I've been preaching the gospel of using more secure desktop operating systems. You see, Windows has been insecure since 1985's Windows 1.0, really an MS-DOS extension, rolled out the door. Then, as now, there were more secure options. Then it was Unix desktop operating systems. Today it's Linux desktops.

Why hasn't Microsoft ever gotten its security act together? The fundamental problem is that Windows was never, ever meant to work on a network. It worked as a standalone PC operating system. And, even today, 37 years later, the same pre-internet problems keep showing up. Unix and Linux started with the premise that there's more than one user on the system, and you need to secure accounts and programs from other users, local or remote. This has served these operating systems well.

Take, for example, Microsoft recently patched zero-day remote code execution Windows Scripting Languages Remote Code Execution Vulnerability, CVE-2022-41128, With a Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) rating of 8.8, it's a baddie. This is a Windows JavaScript scripting language security hole. Specifically, it's a hole in Internet Explorer (IE) 11's JScript9 JavaScript engine.

It's a nasty one. It affects every version of currently supported Windows. That includes everything from Windows 8.1 to all the various Windows Servers and Windows 11. Since it showed up, North Korean hackers exploited it to infect South Korean users with malware.

It works by presenting the victims with a malicious document. When an innocent opens the document, it then downloads a rich text file (RTF) remote template. The HTML inside would then be rendered by the IE engine. Then -- ta-da! -- you've got a case of some malware or the other.

The Google Threat Analysis Group (TAG) that found it said, "This technique has been widely used to distribute IE exploits via Office files since 2017. Delivering IE exploits via this vector has the advantage of not requiring the target to use Internet Explorer as its default browser."

Oh, guys, it is so, so much older than that. I described this kind of problem in the long-defunct magazine PC Sources in 1992 when I found it in Windows for WorkGroup 3.1. Then, as now, Windows and its native programs treated document data as programming instructions.

That's why according to Atlas VPN, "Microsoft Office remains the most widely exploited software for malware delivery." How bad is it? Try 78.5% of all attacks. Office on your PC, Office 365, it doesn't matter. They're all open to attacks.

Now, then, what's the elephant in the room I haven't mentioned yet? It's that IE retired back in June 2022. It's been replaced by Microsoft Edge.

So, why the heck are all versions of Windows vulnerable to an IE attack in late 2022? Isn't it history? I mean, IE was never in Windows 11, anyway. You'd like to think that, but no matter what version of Windows you're using, the IE engine is still in Windows and still ready to run JavaScript attacks.

Windows's fundamental security flaws have never been fixed. They never will be. Backward compatibility is far more important to Microsoft than security. So, the company continues to play patch a hole.

If, like me, you favor security over backward compatibility, you'll run Linux. Despite what you've heard, Linux is not that hard to use. But, if you'd rather not go to the effort, just buy a Chromebook. Anyone can use a Chromebook, and, since it's based on Linux, it's a lot more secure.

[qarium]

There's only one type of clowns - the ones who think there are systems without vulnerabilities. In comparison to Windows and macOS Linux' security is much better. I can show you dozens of critical remote vulnerabilities on Windows right now. I've already done this many times, but your troll's brain seems to be forgetting facts.
It's not possible clown, but you can try and prove me wrong.
An average Linux distro is more secure than Windows 11 enterprise edition or whatever this crap is called. The difference is Windows is broken by design. It's insecure by design and it's spyware by definition.

its really funny you have 6 likes and sophisticles has zero likes... and the joke about Microsoft defender virus scanner instead of scanning for virus and trojan they scan for tools like W10Privacy because the greatest danger to microsoft windows is not a virus or trojan it is privacy tools like W10Privacy.

Microsoft abuse its virus scanner to remove 100% legitimate software.

[qarium]

For the average person, I mean.
With computer knowledge and passion it is possible to have a fully usable Linux desktop that outperforms Windows for the most part, but otherwise Average Joe would prefer a system that is ready to use out of the box.

i come from my brother right now his new company computer used for DATEV and write his bills for his healthcare company
he asked me to help him his scanner who did worked perfectly in windows 10 did stop working in windows 11.
people on windows are helpless they can not even install a driver. also i could not we ended up buy a new scanner for him with explicit windows 11 support.
in 99% of all cases you never have such problems on linux the driver support on linux for unskilled people is much better all the drivers are in the linux kernel end of story.
my brother also has linux computers for his company and i showed to him that you never have to install driver on linux. you never have to google for a fucking driver.
his windows 11 computer only has windows 11 and not linux because german DATEV tax software only works with windows.

if datev would ever release a linux version of the datev software we would abadon windows completely and would go with linux only.

[logical]

For the average person, I mean.
With computer knowledge and passion it is possible to have a fully usable Linux desktop that outperforms Windows for the most part, but otherwise Average Joe would prefer a system that is ready to use out of the box.

This is such a bunch of tripe. For over 25 years I have had "average persons" with no prior Linux experience start using Linux. Do you know how many of those people had issues with Linux? None. It has simply never been an issue at all.

[sophisticles]

I don't care about old vmware or huawei exploits which are under 'linux' in your link. Show me remote code execution vulnerabilities for Fedora 39 or Ubuntu 23.10 and Windows 11.

So you are a liar, huh?

There are 289 active http exploits for Linux in the Metasploit database, 15 ssh exploits, if you actually care about security, feel free to install Metasploit and scan your system, you might be surprised.

Regarding your remote execution requests, 2 seconds of Google:

https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-23125

https://qwiet.ai/39-fedora-linux-38-vulnerabilities-developers-should-know/

https://www.cvedetails.com/vulnerability-list/vendor_id-6924/product_id-16334/Fedoraproject-Fedora.html

https://www.cvedetails.com/product/16334/Fedoraproject-Fedora.html?vendor_id=6924

Fedora security is a contradiction in terms, it is just Swiss cheese, you claim Windows is broken by design, if Fedora isn't broken by design, then it is broken by incompetence.

Why would anyone stain their hard drive with this garbage?