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This opens up a wide host of negative side-effects including the extreme ease of malware. I'd say the #1 value proposition for the App Store, and why most iOS u
by hokumguru 8y ago
This opens up a wide host of negative side-effects including the extreme ease of malware. I'd say the #1 value proposition for the App Store, and why most iOS users prefer it, is the guarantee of virus-free programs.
- headsoup 8y agoWhy don't Apple/Google ensure AV/Malware protection is a default app? Why do we depend on Apple/Google protecting us from these big bad apps? If not Apple/Google controlling it directly, I'd imagine there would be a reasonable market for malware/AV providers on mobiles, if not solutions provided by Apple/Google.
- Gorbzel 8y agoA minority of the HN circlejerk doesn’t like the proven security and ease of Apple’s ecosystem, so let’s artificially break that down and replace with inherently flawed anti-malware systems we’re required to use in hopes our phones don’t become botnet nodes with 1hr battery life? That’s so backward it’s insane.
- scarface74 8y agoMore to the point, why do you act as if malware protection has ever been effective and not just a resource drain?