I'm with you too.

It is good to do something like this, and it is very effective to overlay on the webpages, but it's also intrusive to users. A phone call or email might be less intrusive, but also less effective.

I'd almost prefer a port 80 redirect to a "you're infected" nag URL (they did this at my Uni when slammer happened). Perhaps with a six-hour bypass or something.

The OP calls out if you are a home user, but even worse, what if you are a business with 100 machines and now everyone gets this nag? "Don't get your shiz infected" of course, but still.

What is with this story referencing two very old (August for Ars, September for BizWeek) articles? Perhaps this article would be a bit more relevant: Google 'ready to take on Apple iPhone next year' Sheesh.