The only reason most botnets consist of Windows computers is because Windows is ubiquitous, difficult for the average Windows user to secure, and full of security issues from add-ons and plugins.

Look for future malware to be spread using the biggest rarely updated smartphone platform (currently Android).

Cell carriers really need to realize that they're effectively selling perpetually-connected pocket-sized computers, and that refusing updates because they're "not in the business plan" is going to cause them an inordinate amount of grief due to malware.

The carriers are not the sort of businesses who are well-known for thinking ahead.

They still won't be able to bend reality to their convenience. When this can of worms is opened, it will be nasty.

The only thing that may come to their aid is that telcos have a power over the phones that connect to them no PC OS maker has. Well... Maybe Apple will get there...

And, BTW, once phone manufacturers realize they need to provide security updates for the life of the phones, they will trim their lineups down to very manageable levels.

> The only reason most botnets consist of Windows computers is because Windows is ubiquitous, difficult for the average Windows user to secure, and full of security issues from add-ons and plugins.

So, the only reason are actually 3?

I disagree that it's difficult to secure. Rather, it's that it's too easy to compromise manually.

The average Windows user is, therefore, the weakest link in computer security today.

I still believe Windows comes next.