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Your average end user who requires things to be simple is never going to install their own apps outside the approved, simple channels.



There are multiple thriving app stores in the global android market


I’ll take one App Store over many anyday if it severely lessons the chance of getting malware.


Would you also take one news source over many if it lessens the chance of seeing "fake news"?


Would you take one false equivalency over another if it lessens the chance of an "ironic reply"?


Choosing your app store and choosing your news source aren't equivalent, but they're both desirable (for related reasons).


> Would you also take one news source over many if it lessens the chance of seeing "fake news"?

Yes. This is why, every morning, I first get my news from trusted sources.


Who picks those sources - you or your phone's operating system vendor?


You are not replying to my meaning or intention. The context of the discussion was clear. You’ve taken it in a wholly different direction.




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