So how about the actual infection rate? There's fearmongering based on incomplete facts, and then there's reality.
Alcatel-Lucent studied infections in the second half of 2014, and found that iOS and Macs equated to less than one percent of malware infections worldwide. The remaining 99 percent? Split nearly equally between Android and Windows. Yes, some of those infections will probably come from places like China, where shady third-party Android app stores are more likely to operate, but this still shows that there's a big difference between theoretical danger and actual risks. OS-level app and security policies can do a lot to ward off threats.
https://resources.alcatel-lucent.com/asset/184652 (PDF link)
Alcatel-Lucent studied infections in the second half of 2014, and found that iOS and Macs equated to less than one percent of malware infections worldwide. The remaining 99 percent? Split nearly equally between Android and Windows. Yes, some of those infections will probably come from places like China, where shady third-party Android app stores are more likely to operate, but this still shows that there's a big difference between theoretical danger and actual risks. OS-level app and security policies can do a lot to ward off threats.
https://resources.alcatel-lucent.com/asset/184652 (PDF link)