Buy Windows and get security holes and Viruses (Score 1)

Microsoft may provide cost free updates for Windows but spending time with securoty updates and viruses takes up alot of time. So is Windows Updates really free, I think not time is money and I don't want to spend hours on a $300.00 operating system. Please select the following link regarding and Article by Walt Mossberg, supporting my view point. http://ptech.wsj.com/archive/ptech-20031023.html