>Another example: If everyone drove BMWs, they would be just as crappy as a Ford Fiesta, right?
If BMW makes the compromises to equal a Ford Fiesta price tag, then probably they are going to be quality comparable.
However, this case is completely different. I don't think Linux share is greater than 10% on the desktop market and that's the target for most malware software.
Edit: BTW I do run Linux on both sides, Desktop(Home) and Server. :)
> the desktop market and that's the target for most malware software
I think that's only the case to the extent the desktop world is tied to the insecure monoculture of the Windows world. You can't tell me there wouldn't be money to be made from being able to reliably infect Linux webservers, for example.
However, this case is completely different. I don't think Linux share is greater than 10% on the desktop market and that's the target for most malware software.
Edit: BTW I do run Linux on both sides, Desktop(Home) and Server. :)