Comment by elmer2
16 hours ago
Many people benefit from Apple's closed system. Especially when you look at the malware and viruses that don't exist, because it's so protected.
It's a net benefit for society, even if you don't personally like it.
16 hours ago
Many people benefit from Apple's closed system. Especially when you look at the malware and viruses that don't exist, because it's so protected.
It's a net benefit for society, even if you don't personally like it.
> Especially when you look at the malware and viruses that don't exist, because it's so protected.
There are fewer viruses on Linux than on Windows, despite being far more open. I imagine your response will be that there are a lot more iPhone users than Linux ones, but my point is that there are a lot more factors than treating "open or closed" as a binary, and at best you can make a principled hypothesis about why something doesn't exist. For all you know, maybe making it more open would allow security researchers to find and report more potential attack vectors; extra attention from being more widely used cuts both ways.
I think you have entirely the wrong comment chain and poster in mind with your response.