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Linux/Unix-based operating systems — a set that includes Mac OS X, as well as the various Linux distributions and flavours of Unix — had over twice as many vulnerabilities as Windows ...

The remaining 2,058 were multiple operating system vulnerabilities. However, the popularity of Windows means it is still much more likely to be attacked than Linux, security firm McAfee said Thursday.

In the early 1980s, the Unix operating system was already in widespread use throughout academia and businesses for both servers and workstations. It was being rapidly developed and deployed.