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by deprave 3665 days ago
I'm sorry, who's "we"? You replied to a comment that presented fact. The fact is that Windows use is mostly limited to desktops. As far as you're concerned, I could be entirely illiterate and my argument would still hold because it's based on fact. If you want to claim Windows is superior, please don't point us to design documentation. Show us actual numbers and use cases where Windows outperforms Unix, or is used in critical infrastructure, etc.

(FYI, I've read the "internals" book for a relatively old version of Windows, along with plenty of books about attacking the Windows kernel through its huge attack surface that exists to accommodate various needs of various software vendors...)

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>You replied to a comment that presented fact.

False. You ASSUMED facts based on co-relation - "Its used everywhere" doesn't mean anything. "But people must have a reason to use them" STILL doesn't mean anything. "Well, so why don't they use windows" STILL doesn't get you anywhere.

> I could be entirely illiterate and my argument would still hold because it's based on fact.

No. You can't enter into an argument when you know nothing about the subject. That is not how it works.

Why don't YOU present actual facts about the design? Show us you actually understand the internals of the kernel or have atleast some rudimentary knowledge. Otherwise you'd just be wasting everyone's time.

There are more server deployments of Windows than there are of Linux.

This is because Linux's server workload is mainly the Web. But every departmental office needs an Exchange server...