Linked by Amjith Ramanujam on Sat 19th Jul 2008 19:01 UTC, submitted by cypress
Linux and UNIX-like operating systems in general are regarded as being more secure for the common user, in contrast with operating systems that have "Windows" as part of their name. Why is that? When entering a dispute on the subject with a Windows user, the most common argument he tries to feed me is that Windows is more widespread, and therefore, more vulnerable. Apart from amusing myths like "Linux is only for servers" or "does it have a word processor?", the issue of Linux desktop security is still seriously misunderstood.
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How about right-clicking and selecting Run As (not a great workaround)?
I agree its annoying that Windows 5.x forces you to create at least one other administrator level account in addition to the hidden Administrator account which IMO should stay hidden!
As far as plug-ins, that's a problem by the developers of Winamp, creating a system-wide program and allowing plug-in writers to wrap their binaries in installable executables, same thing with a lot of games.