While the 15% figure could be greater, it could also be less, if the users they surveyed were atypical (how do they compare in terms of web usage or app installation.)
Also, as suggested by your comment about unexpected crashes, people may take that behavior and form a doubt about the software installed on their phone. (Resource constraints and possible memory leaks are far more likely reasons, if you ask me.)
So. Well, the question of attack vectors rather than the incidence probabilities of infection are more important to me, as a smartphone user. I really don't want this to be fodder for some loudmouths' os war fusillades. I want to know where the dragons are so I stay away.
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