Because the unwashed masses don't care about security, the push for security comes from various institutions trying to make fewer PCs botnet-controlled. The ma

Because the unwashed masses don't care about security, the push for security comes from various institutions trying to make fewer PCs botnet-controlled. The masses would have moved off Windows and IE already in the days of the ActiveX holes if they cared, but instead Microsoft kept customers happy by keeping it on for years and years.