I am no fan of Microsoft (actually Gates is first against the wall when I become president of the world) but as to "I would be interested to see what percentage of end users actually have an up to date and patched IE browser" I would guess a larger proportion than those on any other browser, because of their "critical update notification" thing.
I agree with you that more people write exploits for Microsoft products than any other software, but unfortunately this means that most people who use other software assume they are "safe" so are not so protective of their security. I would guess that, through fault of the user rather than the software, non-Microsoft products get more successful "break-ins" than actual Microsoft products.
Oh, and I lied when I said "Gates is first against the wall when I become president of the world", he is actually SECOND against the wall when I become president of the world, first place go to a guy who fired me for farting in the jewellery repair area.
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