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Originally Posted by Devils'Advocate
Why do I get the feeling that if Apple did this you would be of a different opinion?
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Hey, lets be honest here.
Apple is the new Microsoft, so it is cool to hate. Anything they do will be criticized to the fullest extent possible. In 10 years people will be saying the same things about <insert new company here> that knocks off Apple in this capacity.
That said, if Apple let a malicious app through their stringent screening program and had to recall it because they didn't realize it was a piece of crap, I think it would be a bit worse. Apple denies many apps, some of which are useful, because they say they don't meet the quality expectations to be in the app store. If they let an app go through that didn't interfere with their closed system mentality but was malicious in nature it would throw a lot of red flags as to their true intent with their vetting process.
Either way, Google, Apple and any other company that offers apps for sale on their marketplace/app store/etc should be held accountable if they are letting malicious software into, or remain in their system. Both should be expected to do whatever is possible to maintain the integrity of this system.
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Originally Posted by sclitheroe
Overall, I put it on the same scale as credit card companies suspending your account on suspicious activity - annoying, but you're awfully glad it happens on occasion.
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Perfectly put.