"krw" wrote in message

My switch was to Linux (Mandrake, now Mandriva). Not perfect, but
what is?
Bottom line is my computers have never been so rock solid stable. And I
don't spend time or money on things like anti-virus applications.

True, though don't be surprised if Linux starts getting infested
with malware.

It is a matter of time. EVERY operating system has holes. Some are just
harder to find. The reason Windows has so many attacks is the infantile
minds of those that rite virus and worms. They have such a hate for Gates
and Microsoft they spend hours, day, even weeks of their time to "get" them.

In a perfect world, we would not need anti-virus software, policemen, etc.