Why does computer viruses are prevalent in Windows machines, but not on Mac or Linux machines?

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Why does computer viruses are prevalent in Windows machines, but not on Mac or Linux machines?

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Prevalence. Windows has around 73% of the market share for computer operating systems. Mac has about 16%, and Linux 4% ish. It’s not worth the effort to create viruses for these systems, as the return on investment is so much higher for windows.

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