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Originally Posted by Capt'n Corrupt View Post
I probably should have included a bit of an explanation.

Back in the dark days when I was running Windows, I used Anti-virus software due to the known vulnerabilities of the system, yet I never once got a virus. In the end, my personal usage policies were enough protection; eg. multiple firewalls, use only trusted software, use software I'm confident is secure (eg. chrome vs. IE), use few programs, one trusted user (me), etc. While Android is certain to have its vulnerabilities, I'm confident that this system will remain secure in my sober, calculated use.

I personally don't feel that anti-virus software would help me on Linux based Android, based on the way that I am likely to use the software, and what I [think I] know of the system. This is an ignorant viewpoint, I know, though as far as I'm aware, the majority of android attacks are trojan APKs with permission settings that don't seem to make sense (eg. wallpaper that requires access to your contacts).

But perhaps you could offer a compelling reason why anti-virus software should be strongly considered or even a scenario, and I'll reconsider.
For one, identifying said trojans would be a good reason alone--but you should also consider zero-day exploits. So long as you can root a device, you also have exploits (the two go hand-in-hand). rageagainstthecage is how Droid people root their handsets, but it's also precisely how that last HUGE bunch of trojans also managed to quietly root and take hold.

The only truly valid counter-argument I can see AGAINST using some kind of anti-virus (which is SUCH a misnomer in this case) is that they seem to be very behind-the-curve. Google seems to have been more on top of things than they were. (i.e. Google cleaned out the trojans off of phones long before these anti-virus companies even updated their signatures and software to detect them.)

Originally Posted by ysss View Post
http://www.informationweek.com/news/development/mobility/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=229400097

I love this. As soon as they taste a bit of success, they're going to go stab their partners and crash into another self-destruction binge.
<drunk> I DON'T NEED you anymore.. I don't need ANYBODY!! LEAVE ME ALONE!! I CAN WRITE MY OWN damned OS *vomits sloppy code* </drunk>

Originally Posted by Capt'n Corrupt View Post
Woah, I didn't know Samsung had such a functional app store. Anyway it seems to have pushed through 100M apps.

http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/24/s...ion-downloads/

This is quite impressive, and about 10% of Apple's sell through numbers, especially considering that it only has 13,000 apps!

Samsung is driving for the hoop.
The only thing that makes me nervous is EXCLUSIVITY. Take, for example, Angry Birds Rio which is only available on the Amazon app store. At this rate, I'm going to need to install half a dozen app stores to be able to find all the Android platform apps. :P
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Last edited by danramos; 2011-03-24 at 20:11.
 

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