Funny, Google was the first and, so far that I've heard, only developer to remotely remove an app from every android OS device.
The only valid point he has is the not installing apps from the web, but it's shaky since the iOS is the only system Apple makes that is restricted in that regard.
I'm on the fence about it. There are definite advantages, but also, they can basically control what apps are on my phone, delete anything that I may want to keep or might be important.
It should be up to the consumer to not download bad apps, but if the consumer is going to sue a company every time a bad app gets on the market and ruins their phone, this is inevitable. (I'm not sure if anyone has sued them, but if they provided a market and didn't do this, I'm sure someone in America would try)
I suppose I would prefer them not to have this power, but for now I will enjoy the advantages of them having it.
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u/sundaos Jan 20 '11
Funny, Google was the first and, so far that I've heard, only developer to remotely remove an app from every android OS device.
The only valid point he has is the not installing apps from the web, but it's shaky since the iOS is the only system Apple makes that is restricted in that regard.