Re:The mother of all Android malware has arrived
by alex_c on Wednesday March 02, 2011 @10:59AM
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>Isn't the appeal of Google's app store that it isn't curated? Anyone can sign up and submit anything.
Android allows installing apps from sources other than the Market, so this isn't that big a deal. A free-for-all app store does have disadvantages, like app spam, rampant copyright infringement, and apparently malware.
Android allows installing apps from sources other than the Market, so this isn't that big a deal. A free-for-all app store does have disadvantages, like app spam, rampant copyright infringement, and apparently malware.