I'm not finding any numbers to show how the number of Safari installations compare on Windows vs Mac, although I am finding data that shows Safari for Windows tripled after Apple turned it into spyware. Not surprising, that by turning it into a surreptitious download and install for users who thought they were downloading a patch for an entirely different product, that they would gain market share. ( Mozilla's CEO said the move "borders on malware" - correctly.)
Trouble is, Safari has more flaws than a Windows product. Anybody who actually uses Safari is vulnerable to all sorts of nasties. People can run arbitrary code on your machine, simply by using long filenames. So, Apple decides it's not worth supporting their products on just any system, and ammends their End User License Agreement ( EULA), making people agree not to use Safari on any hardware that doesn't have an Apple sticker. Most Windows PCs don't have an Apple sticker!
Software that people don't have a license ( aka permission) to use is being secretly installed on their computers without their permission. Technically, that means Apple set up millions of people to infringe on their intellectual property. Maybe they're planning mass lawsuits, like the RIAA?
The Cult of Mac says all is forgiven, but imagine the fire storm if it had been Microsoft that had done this! 
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