Re: Insert yet more crypto-ransomware waffle
No. However, I think you have misunderstood what they mean.
As I understand it, the problem with Android patching is not Google's response to security problems (which is often quick, and they often discover and fix faults before they are exploited). It's the fact that once Google has released a patch, it has to go to multiple manufacturers for testing. Those patches then need to go to multiple networks for testing. These testing and approval processes can add weeks to the release date, if they are released at all because the network would rather sell you a new phone. I had an N95 that had a version of Symbian that was at least one version behind the latest Nokia release as O2 were slow to release the update.
Then there is the potential for finding bugs in extra software provided by the manufacturer and/or network, which can also have bugs. These bugs may or may not be fixed depending on how old the device is.
Apple are far from perfect, but they do have the advantage here. They don't have multiple manufacturers that need to approve the update, and they don't allow the networks to install their own custom software (so less software to test). They do send updates to the networks to test, but this is done to Apple's timetable, and not the network.. The upshot is that Apple have a far narrower ranger of hardware to test on. They have far less software that needs to be tested, and they don't have delays introduced by other companies. They also have direct control over the updating process (which Google do not), which means they can get updates to larger groups of users FAR more quickly and efficiently than Google. The upshot is that i device users are far more likely to be running an up to date OS, which reduces the number of security holes..