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Android basically a Trojan horse. February 4, 2015 8:12 pm bowser

http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-31129797

I’ve never had such pervasive intrusions upon my browsing by ads. It seemed to start when I started downloading android programs on my desktop and smartphone.

Android may be a good idea, but has been perverted, and well perverted, by folks with a very persistent adware.

May well be best to avoid.

Maybe I'm being naive... by ER 2015-02-04 20:57:34
- I think I understand the economics. by bowser 2015-02-05 10:15:22
  - The economics isn't about paying for the cost of assembling and serving up the content. by hank 2015-02-05 14:02:38