Android Market worse then App Store

**moooseman** · 10-09-2008, 02:11 AM

http://gizmodo.com/5053211/android-m...ples-app-store

Check this link out and tell me what u think. I somewhat agree. I know that people can hack into any phone if they really wanted, but dont you think this can lead to something really widescale. Especially if all your info is synced to gmail?? All thoughts are welcomed

Android Market is officially out of the bag. The application store for Google's Android cellphones only contains free software for now and there is no approval process for the software: it's an open content distribution system. The structure is similar to the iPhone App Store, with a rating system similar to YouTube's. Google is touting their experience as a search engine and infrastructure provider as advantages to Apple's store, but would that be really useful if everyone and their dogs can submit their flashlight apps?

As shown in today's presentation, some developers are very excited about Android Market. In the keynote, T-Mobile and Google have pushed the Open Source aspect of the new store. But at the end, as demonstrated by the barrage of useless applications that inundate the Apple's iPhone App Store, what really counts is the overall quality of the software and how the best applications can reach the consumers. That's where the rating system may come in handy, but like with YouTube, there's no warranty that the really good things will float up, especially since you are limited to the G1 built-in store.

There's a good side to the open no-limits, no-approval nature of the system: developers can publish anything they want. No prohibitions and controls means that developers will be able to access any part of the hardware, allowing software that is not allowed in the iPhone App Store, like tethering. On the other side, this may also bring bad things to the user end, since it opens the door to potential problems and conflicts that may affect the stability of the Android cellphone.

The lack of a desktop component may be the biggest problem for final users, an online shop that allows you to easily surf through different options and manage your applications (as well as any other content). This could make things more difficult for consumers. Once we try the store—which looks extremely similar to Apple's own—and see how you manage the software, we will be able to answer this question more thoroughly. For now, however, the idea that everything has to happen over the air in a tiny screen may make Google's solution a weaker one than Apple's, which in its current form has problems of its own.

**mixpix405** · 10-09-2008, 02:19 AM

Yeah, I can definitely see where the problem lies with the openness of the android market... But at least for me, I don't think it will be a problem.

I consider myself to be a fairly advanced computer user. Even with all the crap that I download via p2p, and other outlets, I don't run antivirus or anything of the sort. I guess I just have a knack for seeing things for what they really are, and I am able to stay away from the things that may bring harm to my system.

I hope it will be the same way once I get to using the Android Market... but we'll see.

**swaney29** · 10-09-2008, 02:26 AM

people are wrried about the apps that can harm the phone.. but i feel lik the apps may have to pass a test if it is safe or harmful so im not wrryin

**felixHcat** · 10-09-2008, 02:28 AM

The authors of Giz have a horrible tendency to put a negative spin on everything relating to the G1.

An open distribution system gives every application the opportunity to succeed.

As a consumer, it is YOUR responsibility to read reviews and make informed purchasing decisions.

...This does leave me wondering how Google will handle malware...

**dayday031420** · 10-09-2008, 02:28 AM

yeah... i think this might be a problem ... i guess i'll just have 2 be careful until they resolve it...

**felixHcat** · 10-09-2008, 02:31 AM

I'm sure they'll reserve the right and will make an active practice of removing malware from the market.

I'm curious to see they're TOS for sumbittions to the market.

What will they classify as malware and how quick will they be to resolve problems?

**dayday031420** · 10-09-2008, 02:34 AM

Originally Posted by swaney29

people are wrried about the apps that can harm the phone.. but i feel lik the apps may have to pass a test if it is safe or harmful so im not wrryin

yes i agree!! because if they didn't, that would just be an open invitation to hackers

**djdlite512** · 10-09-2008, 02:46 AM

I think Google is wayyy to big to let it just go without some sort of monitoring in place. As it has been said here, they key is responsibly downloading reputable apps. You are safe if you go with those that won the Google top development honors.

**bluprintid** · 10-09-2008, 02:49 AM

I think n pray google is smart enough to have some kind of standards to protect not so advanced computers users like myself.

**jgoldy15** · 10-09-2008, 02:59 AM

I am almost positive that they will put some safeguards in place to protect the phone. Open source is open, however they are not going to open it up to anything without some type of testing put in place.