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		cubefox on March 28, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Android app from China executed 0-day exploit on m... > So even though I am not a fan of the Apple monopoly, I am really really afraid that by allowing third party app stores and sideloading, the western apps will race to the bottom and become just like this. This did not happen with Windows, so why would it happen with Android, that is much more restrictive in terms of permissions?

outworlder on March 29, 2023 [–]

Have we already forgotten all those machines with so many Internet Explorer toolbars that would take up half the screen? All the malware ?

cubefox on March 31, 2023 | [–]

Yes. This all went away without app stores.

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