Windows 7's infection rates five times lower than Windows XP

Ian · 05-15-2011

Neowin have an article which claims that the infection rate for Windows 7 machines is five times lower than that of Windows XP machines:

Quote:

Windows 7's marketshare continues to grow at a steady pace at the expense of its two older siblings, Windows Vista and XP, according to the data from StatCounter. In terms of global usage, Windows XP is at 46.44%, Windows Vista at 12.5%, and Windows 7 at 32.64%. Good news for everyone, right? Well, if these adoption numbers aren't convincing enough, perhaps this might convince you (or your technologically challenged peers) - Windows 7 has the lowest infection rates per quarter amongst Microsoft's currently supported operating systems.

Read the article here.

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