Divide the # of viruses by the user base of the affected platform? why?
If the figures quoted were for the number of infected machines, then yes, you would have to do that to get a meaningful figure - but 100,000 is the number of viruses that each and every windows box has to defend against.
Even if your logic were valid, the disproportionate numbers would remain a powerful argument for greater 'biodiversity' on the net.
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Divide the # of viruses by the user base of the affected platform? why? If the figures quoted were for the number of infected machines, then yes, you would have to do that to get a meaningful figure - but 100,000 is the number of viruses that each and every windows box has to defend against. Even if your logic were valid, the disproportionate numbers would remain a powerful argument for greater 'biodiversity' on the net.