why are phones so locked down unlike pcs and laptops?

  • brucethemoose@lemmy.world
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    10 hours ago

    And better security, theoretically.

    TBH most Android users would absolutely install all sorts of malware if it wasn’t literally impossible with the OS’s architecture. Not that Google Play isn’t a scam-infested bog, but I do get the locked-down approach.