you both have good points, but I disagree with the tone of yours.<p>Apple has a policy that prevents things &#x27;becoming&#x27; malware later in life.<p>There is a fairly rigorous review board (at least for initial application submissions) which check the quality of code but also it&#x27;s intent. It would undermine that whole process if Apple just allowed you to alter the function of an application after it had been installed by the end user.<p>Personally, I have used iOS and Android, and I find the play store to be riddled with the CNET&#x2F;Softpedia style applications that look dubious even if they&#x27;re not. And as much as I hate online ads I&#x27;m definitely not willing to allow laxer rules on my phone than it currently has.<p>I&#x27;m not saying that android can&#x27;t be secure, I&#x27;m just pointing out that because &quot;Android does it&quot; in regards to security, is not a valid reason to go ahead.<p>My phone runs my life, I don&#x27;t care if it&#x27;s a walled garden, just that it&#x27;s a secure walled garden.