[thelist] FYI - Plug this MS Application Hole

[Sarah]

Here's a question for those of you with a better understanding of security 
issues than I have. Do you think that Microsoft products have so many 
security problems because they develop sub-par products, or because the 
various flavours of Windows are the most commonly used OS, and therefore 
come under more attack by "crackers"? Or, is it possible that other 
software "distributors" (for lack of a better word), such as Apple or 
Linux, *need* to put in the extra effort to make their products more 
secure, simply in order to gain any kind of significant market share vs. 
Microsoft?

(I hope this doesn't start a flame war, I am just looking for some informed 
opinions on this subject.)

Sarah