These days there are so many apps infested with spyware or adware, and it almost seems as if the stores themselves are promoting them in exchange for a cut. And some apps that start off clean get "updated" to include ads and spying. How do you find free apps that aren't infested?
(Score: 2) by PizzaRollPlinkett on Sunday June 07 2015, @10:26AM
One difference is that mobile software is expensive to develop. With iOS, you have to pay to play just to release an app, plus you have to buy Apple devices and computers. Android is cheaper, but still not free like building a white-box computer from parts.
Other free software is platform-oriented, like Apache, Emacs, etc. Free software tends to be software everyone needs to do basic work. The farther you get away from common platforms (and common programs like word processors) the less free software you find. The kind of stuff that has malware/adware in it is rarely found in free software.
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