Then don't put an irrelevant citation if you don't want to play the game. One is peer reviewed, another isn't, so it's like comparing results from a self-reported against an academically measured study.

The availability of Windows source for partners is nothing compared to how many educated eyes are on the Linux source at a given moment.

Of course none of this matters because the BSDs are more secure than both but they wouldn't pick them over Windows IRL anyways. Why Windows are preferred is a matter of business and not technology. This is a long topic and if you were in Usenet advocacies you know what it's all about. Support, logistics, number of trained people in the market, certifications, so on and so forth. Linux doesn't have an easy fight there.