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		niutech on Oct 8, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Qubes – Secure Desktop OS Using Security by Compar... Isn't it the same as Sandboxie? http://www.sandboxie.com/

anth1y on Oct 8, 2014 | [–]

Qubes is an Xen-based Operating System while Sandboxie is an application for Windows.

niutech on Oct 9, 2014 | | [–]

But both provide secure application isolation, don't they?

ayrx on Oct 9, 2014 | | | [–]

Linux and Windows both allow you to run Firefox so they must be the same thing right?

lawnchair_larry on Oct 9, 2014 | | [–]

They are not at all similar.

leonxy on Oct 10, 2014 | [–]

:) btw if you're looking for virtualization of apps (not security), Cameyo is great.

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