And the App Store does not one lick of good to help the User get any better about not falling prey to Malware.
Instead, the App Store is another layer of control through which overall control over competition can be exercised.
A completely valid model that allows all comers, bit weeds out Malware, is to loudly announce what something is actually doing.
Hey! Your Bluetooth is hyper-promiscuous! Hey! Your baseband processor is shoving stuff down the pipe! Hey! Your note taking App is trying to access your contacts, Photos, Mic, and files!
If you do not create a way for your User's to grok what the thing they are using is actually doing, then you're not ultimately out to empower them. You're out to empower you.
Instead, the App Store is another layer of control through which overall control over competition can be exercised.
A completely valid model that allows all comers, bit weeds out Malware, is to loudly announce what something is actually doing.
Hey! Your Bluetooth is hyper-promiscuous! Hey! Your baseband processor is shoving stuff down the pipe! Hey! Your note taking App is trying to access your contacts, Photos, Mic, and files!
If you do not create a way for your User's to grok what the thing they are using is actually doing, then you're not ultimately out to empower them. You're out to empower you.