Comment by code_duck

I install pretty much nothing on my Android phone any longer. I wouldn't trust some binaries from a random site on the internet offering software, why trust the Android Market? On a desktop OS, would you browse through awesomefreesoftware.example.com and install anything that caught your eye? No... so, why would I do that on my phone? Google doesn't appear to do any sort of quality control other than perhaps responding to reports. Clearly Apple's method, while onerous in many ways, has advantages.