You express a reasonable thought here, but there is
one serious drawback that both OS companies are
vilified for-- the AV companies would just sweep this
information under the rug if it were given to them
privately; hoping that the lack of publicity would
protect them from attacks along that vector. By making
a public statement, you force these companies to act
immediately or be seen as a poor solution to the
malware problem.
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