John Moltz:
Back when XP was the current version of Windows, it seemed that every Windows user I know complained about being affected by malware. I even knew Windows users who used to brag about how fast they could reformat their machine and have it back up and running in pristine form.
And how many of these people are now crowing over “the biggest lie about Macs,” as though there’s any equivalence?
1% is a big infection, even by Windows standards. As a comparison, Conficker, one of the most serious pieces of malware in history, hit about 10m machines – a big number but less than 1% of the Windows installed base of 1.25 billion machines.
Of course, the difference is the sheer number of malware threats. But let’s not make the mistake of thinking that “1%” means Flashback is insignificant.