Is The Growth of ANDROID OS a threat to Linux - malware etc?

[Teddy]

The Linux architecture is already very secure by design. After all, its used in servers and supercomputers all day long (90% percent of supercomputers anyway use Linux). That's not to say that Viruses / Malware can exploit a security hole that would bypass the security architecture. Once the Virus / Malware is released, The Linux Foundation will be quick to respond and push out a security update to the kernel. It's already done pretty fast anyway, at least once a week for really bleeding edge DIY distros (Arch / Manjaro Linux or Gentoo). So yeah, even when there is a Virus, it'll get patched up pretty quick.

I suggest if your a Virus / Malware developer, do us all a favor and just do it for Windows only. Even Macintosh is fairly secure from Viruses / Malware, with the exception of the NSA spying. Linux is NSA-Free! I'll promise you that!