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Re:Airpush are quite happy to support developers who want to... by Drakim on Thursday April 28, 2011 @08:53AM (#2493092)
This blows my mind, but I guess I'm naive when it comes to how sleazy people can be.

I love Android, and I don't want it to be known to the general public as the virus and spyware ridden OS on smartphones.

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Re:Airpush are quite happy to support developers who want to... by dpritchett on Thursday April 28, 2011 @09:46AM (#2493250)
Looks like Android needs a curated distribution, the Ubuntu of smartphones.

Wait, why isn't Canonical already on this?

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Re:Airpush are quite happy to support developers who want to... by Macha on Thursday April 28, 2011 @01:45PM (#2494244)
Wasn't that the idea behind the Amazon appstore? Bringing an Apple-esque restricted store to Android to compete with Google's free for all market?
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Re:Airpush are quite happy to support developers who want to... by hexley on Thursday April 28, 2011 @09:10AM (#2493138)
Isn't it though? There are plenty of AV suites for android already. And those spyware incidents...
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Re:Airpush are quite happy to support developers who want to... by sthulbourn on Thursday April 28, 2011 @10:48AM (#2493515)
It's sad that you need a AV/Spyware scanner for phones...

Sure, it makes sense that you need one, given that it's essentially a small computer, but apps that make it into the official market place or one that's held in high regard should screen apps for exactly this type of behaviour.

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