Microsoft's loss not Linux's gain
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the errant source code doesn't increase the company's exposure to cracking, according to Enderle. "They are the most attacked platform out there. They also have most robust security services surrounding them. An entire security industry has been spawned to surround and protect the product," he said.
On the other hand, Linux's security patches come rather randomly, Enderle said. "You can receive Linux patches from a number of places, whereas the Microsoft patches can be sourced back to Microsoft."
The leak fiasco is fascinating, but it shouldn't serve to distract the company and its customers from more serious issues. Said Enderle, "Microsoft's got some issues. But the code is a tempest in a teapot."