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Re:Apple’s tightly controlled App Store is teeming with scams by Griffinsauce on Sunday June 06, 2021 @12:53PM (#27414405)
> Play store apps, unless proven otherwise, are generally malware you carry with yourself every day, with potential access to everything in your device because the OS is nowhere near locked down compared to Apple counterpart.

I'm sorry but this is complete bullshit. Your data on Android appears to be about a decade old.

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Re:Apple’s tightly controlled App Store is teeming with scams by smoldesu on Sunday June 06, 2021 @01:03PM (#27414486)
Exactly. By their same logic, Apple also ships all of their phones with malware since they are a third party who refuses security audits.
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Re:Apple’s tightly controlled App Store is teeming with scams by TwoBit on Sunday June 06, 2021 @01:19PM (#27414623)
> most Android devices ship with undeletable malware from vendors

And how are those vendor app actually malware? Their presence can be annoying but they aren't malware.

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Re:Apple’s tightly controlled App Store is teeming with scams by MikeDelta on Sunday June 06, 2021 @01:34PM (#27414722)
Also known as bloatware. Not malicious, just annoying.
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Re:Apple’s tightly controlled App Store is teeming with scams by swiley on Sunday June 06, 2021 @01:51PM (#27414850)
Both link to user hostile libraries like Facebook sdk.

Both platforms push users toward app vendors that really don't care about their privacy.

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Re:Apple’s tightly controlled App Store is teeming with scams by echelon on Sunday June 06, 2021 @12:57PM (#27414442)
Must. Defend. Apple.

But seriously, Apple postures for control. They have a death grip on our industry, and it's up to the DOJ and legal system to rend it asunder.

Apple does not deserve to have a singular App store with tight controls. It's not their right. And they've proven the sort of anticompetitive antics they choose to take when they have such power.

Break them open.

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