Re:Windows is the malware compatibility layer for everything
by mindslight on Wednesday July 12, 2023 @02:50PM
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> Software developers, who distribute through their websites, have an economic incentive to not give users malware
You're putting way too much faith in the efficient market fallacy. In reality, proprietary software companies are incentivized to distribute malware to increase their own control and their bottom line. Prominent examples being BonziBuddy, Sony Rootkit, Denuvo, all the crapware that comes preinstalled on most Android phones, web ads, web surveillance, etc. Like every other day there is a new HN topic about how some company violated the trust they had built and screwed over users.
You're putting way too much faith in the efficient market fallacy. In reality, proprietary software companies are incentivized to distribute malware to increase their own control and their bottom line. Prominent examples being BonziBuddy, Sony Rootkit, Denuvo, all the crapware that comes preinstalled on most Android phones, web ads, web surveillance, etc. Like every other day there is a new HN topic about how some company violated the trust they had built and screwed over users.