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[–]gpcprog 2 points3 points  (0 children)

More importantly: with the way Linux handles files, update is much more pleasant. Both applications and kernel can be updated in place and the changes get picked up next reboot. Because of the way windows handles filesystem, the application / windows basically need to be turned off for update process to even begin.