Yes…

It was an exaggeration for effect, highlighting how while malware apps were a problem, desktop programs containing malware were even worse…

So obviously we wouldn’t just look at one slice of the pie.

We’d start regulating all digital products and holding people accountable.

I mean shit man, I started out with:

you can’t sell fire extinguishers to people that are filled with gasoline.

Obviously no one is doing that either, but selling fire extinguishers you know don’t work still isn’t allowed. Consumers need a regulated market or else they won’t spend because they think they’ll always be ripped off. We’re already seeing it to some extent.

You can already write a desktop app to do all that malware stuff.

And if you sold it thru a regulated marketplace, you could be held responsible…

Why give the phones and tablets special treatment?

They shouldn’t…

If I said habitual drunk drivers shouldn’t be able to have a driver’s license, what you just did is like asking why someone who does 2 grams of Fentanyl everyday should be able to keep theirs…

I understand what you’re saying, and I agree…

I just don’t know why you assumed I wouldn’t agree bud

Their biggest selling point is regulated app stores…

Meaning it’s not Wild West, apps need to be approved to be listed and consumers are generally able to trust what they install.

That is becoming less true due people being entrenched in one ecosystem or the other.

That is regulating a market…

Fixing it via regulation would require accountability and transpency. To sell on a goveerenment marketplace app developers would need an actual real life human to put their name on a line saying they’re responsible if the app turns out to be malware.

Like, there’s regulations for products already, you can’t sell fire extinguishers to people that are filled with gasoline. You shouldn’t be able to offer an app that will steal your identity or creditionals to other apps/sites.

Like, youre acting like words only mean one thing bro, you need to open your eyes and don’t just always assume everything is what you first assume.

Their biggest selling point is regulated app stores…

Completely ignoring the obvious downsides of letting private for profit corporations regulate marketplaces while facing no regulations themselves.

It’s shit the government should be doing