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Re:New 'unremovable' xHelper malware has infected 45,000 And... by jessaustin on Tuesday October 29, 2019 @07:04PM (#21393032)
One needn't badmouth iOS in order to use Android. Indeed, many who use Android don't know that iOS exists.
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Re:New 'unremovable' xHelper malware has infected 45,000 And... by GetOutOfBed on Wednesday October 30, 2019 @01:40AM (#21394954)
I think a large part of "the older generation" doesn't even understand that smartphones have software running on them called "android". My mom calls her Samsung Galaxy "iphone".
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Re:New 'unremovable' xHelper malware has infected 45,000 And... by aloknnikhil on Tuesday October 29, 2019 @10:22PM (#21394106)
Or cannot afford an iPhone. Android brought smartphones to the masses. It's a lack of choice at that price point.
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