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No, I think it's actually a good idea to take this seriously. Palm may not have a ton of viruses, but Windows does, and part of the reason is its popularity-- the rest is the prevalence of security holes that MS doesn't take seriously, because plugging them would interfere with some functionality MS thinks it wants (or its 3d party or media vendors want, etc.). I don't know how many Windows viruses spread themselves through the cell phone network, but generally the more connected a device is, the more contagious and prone to infection it is. After the security holes Apple opened up with their "widgets" on OSX 10.4 (which I still don't use), I'm glad to see them taking security seriously with a device like the iPhone. Early indications are that this is going to be a tremendously popular device, which makes it a prime target for malware.
Well, that's my 2 jiao, anyway.
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