An expensive and unnecessary move imo. I got a linux virtual root trojan via a Windows '98 HD while booted in Windows. Some viruses are made to load vai Windows and attack linux and vice-versa since they can pass unrecognized thru each OS's virus scanner.
My solution was to dump '98; write 0s to the linux HD; reload Mandrake 8.1 and put XPpro (fat32) on the zeroed-out Windows drive and reload my database. Worked like a charm. The name of the virus was CodeRed.C. It's an NT4-based virus. It has 3 NT4 payloads and uses the 2000 Server exploit simply for transmission.
The NT5 OSs are nice though. However, you can pay $400 for XPpro's protected memory and file system or get the same for free using Mandrake 8.1 with JFS:Reiser partitioning.
Where I work the Linux servers were all infected with some kind of worm. The brass decided to replace them with Windows servers
Details, please.
I have serious doubts about this story. And, if the "brass" thinks switching to Windows will reduce the security problems they have, they're in for a rude surprise!