Hmm,
http://www.viruslibrary.com/virusinfo/Linux.htm

Linux = 7
Mac = A few hundred for older versions, none so far for OS X
Windows = 50,000+

Ok so thats 1 thing that Windows beats Linux in. :)

Windows beats linux in other things too...it just that they are all bad things.

Windows beats linux in other things too...it just that they are all bad things.

I'm a linux supporter all the way, but that I disagree on ;)

Windows makes 3rd party program installation a lot easier, linux often involves hunting down dependancies and googling if something isn't in a reposatory. Standardization on program distribution and installation is a problem for bringing many people to linux.

Lack of multimedia, video drivers and other non-free things out of the box is another. It would be nice to install Linux and have java, Flash, my video card driver, mp3 playback, dvd playback, etc. all ready to go without spending time with the command line. Windows might not have some of those off the start either, but it is a lot easier for non-techies to get them.

Lack of 3rd party support, most software publishers don't support linux, and it will probably be a while before they do. Until then a lot of useful stuff, and a lot of the "trendy" stuff won't be built on linux. Even google, who's a big linux supporter and has there servers running it releases programs windows only.

Fortunately for me, none of that is stuff that is important to me :D

I'm a linux supporter all the way, but that I disagree on ;)

Windows makes 3rd party program installation a lot easier, linux often involves hunting down dependancies and googling if something isn't in a reposatory. Standardization on program distribution and installation is a problem for bringing many people to linux.

Lack of multimedia, video drivers and other non-free things out of the box is another. It would be nice to install Linux and have java, Flash, my video card driver, mp3 playback, dvd playback, etc. all ready to go without spending time with the command line. Windows might not have some of those off the start either, but it is a lot easier for non-techies to get them.

Lack of 3rd party support, most software publishers don't support linux, and it will probably be a while before they do. Until then a lot of useful stuff, and a lot of the "trendy" stuff won't be built on linux. Even google, who's a big linux supporter and has there servers running it releases programs windows only.

Fortunately for me, none of that is stuff that is important to me :D

And sometimes even the techies have a problem getting somethings to work properly on Linux.

The diverse number of distributions can also be confusing to some people. How do you choose which distribution will work for you? It takes time and people want things to work now they don't want to wait and windows gives them what they want now with little effort on there part.

If linux was mainstream it would be the same way...windows is the "mainstream" and it is what people use the most .... so most software is created for that. ... I'm sure if linux caught on more then some of those problems would be taken care of.

However, I do agree with you. It is easier to find programs and sometimes install them.