> And this is why app stores - as implemented by Google, Microsoft and Apple - are evil. Evil involves intent, not capability. For example, a car can hurt or e

> And this is why app stores - as implemented by Google, Microsoft and Apple - are evil. Evil involves intent, not capability. For example, a car can hurt or even kill someone, but it's not evil. Someone who intentionally and willfully runs down pedestrians with a car would, however, definitely qualify. Here's how the three companies have used their kill switch: - Microsoft has used their kill switch once to disable a pirated app - As far as I'm aware, Apple has never used their kill switch, even for pirated apps or apps that were pulled for various reasons (scams, tethering apps, etc.) - Google routinely uses its kill switch to remove malware and "practically useless"[1] apps So the the real questions are: is using the kill switch to combat piracy evil? What about malware? "Useless" apps? What about not using the kill switch at all for any reason? [1]: http://readwrite.com/2010/06/25/google_activates_android_kill_switch_zaps_useless_apps http://readwrite.com/2010/06/25/google_activates_android_kil...