[bjornsing]

I think a more problematic assumption is that iOS and MacOS users are equally aware and knowledgeable about potential security threats. It’s true that the sky hasn’t fallen because MacOS users are exposed to these risks. But they are not new risks on MacOS. They will be on iOS.

[pretext-1]

Maybe people on this site are aware but I can assure you average Joe has no clue.

[bjornsing]

Exactly. And average Joe has grown accustomed to not needing a clue.

[smoldesu]

It hasn't protected Average Joe anyways. There is malware being actively distributed, today, that uses nothing other than first-party Apple services to attain persistence.

Average Joe has to grow up. Scam websites and scam callers aren't going away, and even scam apps are being approved and distributed on Apple's App Store. On iOS, you have to do your due diligence to avoid being exploited (and even that might not help against some threats).

[addicted]

They don’t need to use a different browser engine.

You’re talking about a user who has gone out of their way through multiple scary Apple warnings to change their browser engine.

And even once they do that, they’re likely to be installing one of Firefox, Chrome, or Edge, all of which have as good if not better security histories than Safari.

[devnullbrain]

The sky hasn't fallen for the 70% of smartphone users who have an Android.