> "the App Store has a spotty record of stopping malware from reaching your phone" Source? Apple's App Store has in fact a really good track record for stoppi

> "the App Store has a spotty record of stopping malware from reaching your phone" Source? Apple's App Store has in fact a really good track record for stopping malware from reaching phones. Some mallware still got in, but AFAIK Apple has reacted promptly on discovery, and it would be a logical fallacy to conclude that their track record has been "spotty", and as implied, useless, because it isn't. There are thousand of Windows PCs infected by botnet malware, per day. Yes, if you'd remove the App Store, iOS devices would still be more secure because of the sandboxing. What Apple does however is a multi-layered approach to security. Which is why iOS devices are in fact the safest devices for consumers on the market. You and I may not like it. I actually think Apple should allow third party sources, just like Android. But let's not pretend that there aren't security benefits to their App Store.