>Immune to Windows malware, and you don’t need anti-malware software
Ah yes! The old "Linux doesn't get viruses" argument. Thanks for sharing this bit of history with the class.
Ah yes! The old "Linux doesn't get viruses" argument. Thanks for sharing this bit of history with the class.
Whereas on Windows, you are expected to download all your software from various websites, ridden with big green download button ads.
And as for updates, once again there is no uniform way of finding or installing updates, so your chance of using outdated (and maybe vulnerable) software is higher on Windows.
pip, cargo, npm :(
If you’re computer literate then you don’t need it regardless of which OS you use.
If you’re not computer literate and you click on every link that comes your way, not even the holy spirit of Linus Torvalds himself can save you from threats. So this claim is misleading at best and dangerous at worst.
Unless you have gone through hoops to remove it, you most likely were still running Windows Defender Antivirus.
Also, I don’t need the antivirus portion of Defender since I don’t click on executables or install apps willy nilly. It’s very light and silent so I wouldn’t go out of my way to turn it off. Plus the firewall is also part of Defender.