How come when Microsoft "Windows" allows Malware [by design] it's a bad thing but with Google on Android is called a feature? Just asking :) ----- Original Message ----- | From: "Dennis Kioko" <dmbuvi@gmail.com> | To: "Skunkworks Mailing List" <skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke> | Sent: Sábado, 15 de Marzo 2014 16:45:51 | Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] How Android lost global open market share | to Apple's integrated iOS | On number 2. | Touch on my device is very good. I have come to observe some devices | are underpowered. Example: Someone at work has some HTC Something V. | She complains that it hangs or slows down when she is doing calls or | text. | The problem here is that her device has a single core processor. She | then has installed TrueCaller, which attempts to intercept her calls | and texts to give contact info. So one process has to wait for the | other to finish, or the two processes end up switching back and | forth between themselves hence slowing down her calls. | By design, Android allows other apps to access your calls and SMS (if | you allow them when installing). | Malware gets into Android through google not vetting apps in the | store (though it has been automating this and weeding out some apps) | and also from side loading apps. | Side loading of apps is a well known feature (disabled by default, | but most people enable it and then forget to disable). So for | example, Google refuses to carry some apps eg Grooveshark on their | store, but you can sideload such apps. | So yes, feature is there intentionally, just that most aren't aware | of it and its implications. | -- | with Regards: | blog.denniskioko.com | _______________________________________________ | skunkworks mailing list | skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke | ------------ | List info, subscribe/unsubscribe | http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks | ------------ | Skunkworks Rules | http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 | ------------ | Other services @ http://my.co.ke