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> Some people also wanted a hassle free device, which only runs curated apps But Apple fails to meet this wish, too. If the curation consists of barely keeping
by _pmf_ 9y ago
> Some people also wanted a hassle free device, which only runs curated apps
But Apple fails to meet this wish, too. If the curation consists of barely keeping out the absolutely worst of abysmal stuff, but allows regular crap apps, that does not count as "curated".
- coldtea 9y ago> But Apple fails to meet this wish, too. Well, it does, within reason. If they put out apps just because they were crap (subjectively) then devs and press would be shouting bloody murder. But they do stop the riff raff -- at least better than the "anything goes" camp. http://www.computerworld.com/article/2475964/mobile-security/98--of-mobile-malware-targets-android-platform.html http://www.computerworld.com/article/2475964/mobile-security... https://arstechnica.com/security/2017/03/preinstalled-malware-targets-android-users-of-two-companies/ https://arstechnica.com/security/2017/03/preinstalled-malwar...
- Androider 9y agoPlenty of complete scam apps on the App Store, even in the top 10 grossing: https://medium.com/@johnnylin/how-to-make-80-000-per-month-on-the-apple-app-store-bdb943862e88 https://medium.com/@johnnylin/how-to-make-80-000-per-month-o... https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14526156 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14526156