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>>kotaKa+(OP)
The problem here is that the EU, which would normally be the only hope to put a stop to bullshit like this, seems to like this.

>>tgsovl+Hz
It's easy. For the average user, device integrity is more valuable (by a lot) than side loading.

People that think this is unacceptable are not remotely average users. Average users benefit greatly from their pocket appliance not being a full fledged computer.

>>maxeri+8C
> Average users benefit greatly from their pocket appliance not being a full fledged computer.

In what way? Seriously, what benefit is there? (And don't say security...)

>>anticr+EE
Bro, you forbade exactly the reason this is good for average users. Average users get emails that say:

> you have been infected by 3 viruses, click here in the next 5 minutes or the damage will be permanent

And they believe it. Giving them the power to run any software they want, also means giving everyone else the power to make them run any software they can be tricked into installing.

I'm deeply concerned about how this will impact users like us, especially since we're such a small minority that our desires could easily be trampled by the masses, but this is a clear win for the average user.

(And don't make the perfectionist fallacy w.r.t. Google not successfully preventing 100% of malware)