Excuses excuses...how many people are like you that have literally nothing on their phone? So, Google design a software that screws 99% of its customers out of privacy, but your excuse is that it is the fault of 99% of its customers for not installing MORE AND MORE aftermarket apps to make up for the lame security of Android?
Was it you or someone else earlier that said that you have to install aftermarket apps to close down rogue apps that you cannot delete from your phone?
As a security guy, how does this even make sense to you?
I am pretty sure that NSA can crack my phone encryption with enough time. That's OK. But i do not want a lame thief or a 3rd party to have easy access.
It makes sense to me by the simple fact that you make a choice and pay the consequence.
Any time you choose an a device that runs on open source is going to be limited. At the same time any company that wants to offer a service can write an app.
I get that you hate Samsung, LG, HTE. I get that you love your iPhone because Apple makes an OS that suits your needs. I get that you hate Android because it doesn't. I get that you are well versed with Android code.
What I don't get is why you are so riled up when ever I respond with simple logic. I hold no animosity towards you and find this whole topic amusing and enjoy a good debate.
Why would I choose Android over Apple? Because I want something flexible, simple, and want to support the continued development of an open-source system. Who cares that my phone hardware isn't the latest and greatest? It's a phone. As for holding its value I could care less. I have never sold any of my old phones because I usually donate them. Again, a factor in my decision for buying the particular phone that I do. These aren't "excuses excuses excuses". These are determining factors in what I want out of a phone.
I don't want Apple because they are limited in their own way. In fact, it's their way or the highway mentality. With Android its if you want something then build it and integrate it. M is already showing promise in this area so yes, LG locked down the G4 but I think they are only biting themselves in the backside and when M rolls out there will be plenty of people who figure a way to get around the DRM kernel issue with L and be able to root their phone and anyway. But even now I can root my phone if I really wanted to. Since I don't use it for video streaming anyway (which by the way Android led the market in first place because DRM was already integrated into the kernel where Apple and Windows phones had to play catch up). I just don't feel the need to. Sure, I could go and delete all the bloatware that is loaded but why when I have apps that keep killing them every time they auto turn on? And it doesn't even tax my phone. Under heavy usage I have been averaging 70% battery by the end of the day between charges. As for encryption? Meh. It's not so important to me because my habits (developed by what I have learned from working inside the fence) makes me far more comfortable than relying on some warm fuzzy feeling software encryption would offer. Again, what you call excuses I call good practice based on real world knowledge and a heavy dose of common sense.
As for the other 99% of the people being screwed? If that were true then so be it. It's their choice to educate themselves on the phones they buy. But I think you underestimate a lot of people out there by making that statement. Here's a real world number for you: 2,912,769
The number of Android users who have downloaded the Avast Mobile Security & Antivirus app. Let's assume there are 3 Billion people living in the US and that every single one of them owns a phone. Let's assume it's a 50/50% market share for Apple and Android so 1.5 Billion on each side of the fence. You are looking at roughly 20% of Android users out there with a single app that covers most of your security concerns right there. Again, this is all based on pure assumption as I know most infants are using phones yet and don't really know the market share of Android vs Apple. Truth is I don't care.
People still buy GM's (though for the life of me I can't figure out why) but that is their choice and I don't think I am better than they are because I drive nothing but Toyotas (well and a Honda motorcycle). It's always boils down to choice and consequences. I prefer to drive more than wrench on my vehicles but when it comes to phones apparently the computer science side of me seems more satisfied than I would be with an iPhone.
Does that make me better than you? Hell no. You present a lot of good arguments for your iPhone security and in fact where I work they only allow Blackberries and iPhones/iPads for corporate phones and tablets. There's something to be said about a controlled OS. But even knowing that I still choose Android for my personal use. It just suits me better. Besides, without Apple to compete against Android would never get better (and vice versa). And because both stomp on Windows 8, Microsoft decided to literally give Windows 10 away for free to try to get back in the market place. :lol:
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