08-12-2013, 06:52 AM
Android offers more flexibility, but at what cost?
One is that you are opening yourself up to malware. Sure, tech-savvy people like those on this board can probably avoid the worse of it, but do you think the average person knows what the hell they are agreeing to when the app they are installing lists all the stuff it needs access to?
http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news...rend-micro
It's like Windows and Mac all over again. Who here hasn't been plagued with viruses or other malware on their PCs? Since I switched to Mac, not one single problem...and I don't even have anti-virus installed. I'll trade a little less freedom for not wasting hours (or more) trying to recover my system (if not reinstalling the OS completely). Or having to pay for anti-malware software (which kind of negates the value of a free OS...)
But the bigger one to me is that you are selling your soul to Google. They are the typical snake oil salesman - "here, have this free operating system...we just want to enrich your life...we don't need anything in return". When really they want to get as much of your information as possible so they can target you with a deluge of ads.
Was just reading this recently, about how the "awesome" Google Maps that saved all iOS users from Apple Maps, has now quietly snuck ads into the app:
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9...s_more_ads
YouTube is another example. When I use YouTube on my AppleTV, or the previously default YouTube app on iOS, there are no ads. Zero. It's a great experience. Then I use it on my computer, where the ads are like a slap in the face from what I'm used to.
I know we've had this discussion before, but I'm happy to pay more for an ad-free existence. Give me the BBC or HBO over the traditional networks anytime. I don't want me (or my kids) to be told what we need to buy.
One is that you are opening yourself up to malware. Sure, tech-savvy people like those on this board can probably avoid the worse of it, but do you think the average person knows what the hell they are agreeing to when the app they are installing lists all the stuff it needs access to?
http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news...rend-micro
It's like Windows and Mac all over again. Who here hasn't been plagued with viruses or other malware on their PCs? Since I switched to Mac, not one single problem...and I don't even have anti-virus installed. I'll trade a little less freedom for not wasting hours (or more) trying to recover my system (if not reinstalling the OS completely). Or having to pay for anti-malware software (which kind of negates the value of a free OS...)
But the bigger one to me is that you are selling your soul to Google. They are the typical snake oil salesman - "here, have this free operating system...we just want to enrich your life...we don't need anything in return". When really they want to get as much of your information as possible so they can target you with a deluge of ads.
Was just reading this recently, about how the "awesome" Google Maps that saved all iOS users from Apple Maps, has now quietly snuck ads into the app:
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9...s_more_ads
YouTube is another example. When I use YouTube on my AppleTV, or the previously default YouTube app on iOS, there are no ads. Zero. It's a great experience. Then I use it on my computer, where the ads are like a slap in the face from what I'm used to.
I know we've had this discussion before, but I'm happy to pay more for an ad-free existence. Give me the BBC or HBO over the traditional networks anytime. I don't want me (or my kids) to be told what we need to buy.
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