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Iran's Shift To Linux: Addressing Microsoft Security Worries

General Esm H446
Too funny (or scary, depending on your point-of-view). Apparently Iran thinks so poorly of Microsoft Windows they won't even use it. "Secondly, Microsoft software has a lot of backdoors and security weaknesses that are always being patched, so it is not secure. We are also under US sanctions. All this makes us think we need an alternative operating system."

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