"But Apple’s scaremongering is likely overstating the problem, since Android as mentioned has exposed users to this risk for quite a while now -- and Mac and Wi

"But Apple’s scaremongering is likely overstating the problem, since Android as mentioned has exposed users to this risk for quite a while now -- and Mac and Windows devices have always done the same. Somehow, despite that, society remains intact and people are mostly ok with using those platforms with reasonable success." Again, it is about trust, isn't it? For those in cyber security: set up an app store with rigorous vetting, monitoring, and auditing, and see whether it will fly on the B2C, B2B, or B2G markets, or all of them.