Vista did pretty good too though. Had to add that because I was afraid of getting flamed by the Microsoft employees here.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/03/29/ubuntu_left_standing/
"The better take-away is that exploits like these are a fact of life for everyone no matter what kind of machine they choose (are you listening, Mac Guy?). Another lesson: just as quickly as Microsoft or any other developer adds new measures like page protection to their code base, hackers, ethical and otherwise, are find ways to work around them."
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/03/29/ubuntu_left_standing/
"The better take-away is that exploits like these are a fact of life for everyone no matter what kind of machine they choose (are you listening, Mac Guy?). Another lesson: just as quickly as Microsoft or any other developer adds new measures like page protection to their code base, hackers, ethical and otherwise, are find ways to work around them."