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No, thank you. I will continue to use Apple's App Store. What made me switch to the iPhone was the fact that I could trust the apps in the App Store. I knew there was no chance of downloading malware. It's a liberating experience.
I don't want it to be like Android.
https://lifehacker.com/great-now-the-apple-app-store-has-malware-too-1849386738#:~:text=Most%20recently%2C%20security%20research%20Alex,single%20group%20based%20in%20China.
https://www.wired.com/story/apple-app-store-malware-click-fraud/
https://nypost.com/2024/01/02/tech/smartphone-users-warned-to-delete-these-17-dangerous-apps/
Now you will say, but I god-like smurt (smart), I wunt (won't) download this, ofviously (obviously).