For the most part, My Vista computer only prompts during install to get permission to write to the programs directory. Personally I find the Andoid model much more annoying because it is so fine grained and meaningless to the average user.
On Apr 24, 10:44 am, Mark Murphy <mmur...@commonsware.com> wrote: > patg wrote: > > I am surprised that Android's security model asking for permissions > > when every application is installed is tollerated while WIndows Vista > > basically doing the same thing in a simpler way receives howls of > > protest. > > Android's permission model involves an install-time prompt to grant > permission. Vista's involves a run-time prompt to grant permission. That > is a huge difference for an application that is run more than a couple > of times. > > > Additionally, I don't think the average teenager or grand-mother knows > > what any of the fine grain permissions in Android mean and will just > > go ahead and allow any app to have the permissions it wants. > > Solve that problem, and you have yourself a very lucrative consulting > business. > > -- > Mark Murphy (a Commons > Guy)http://commonsware.com|http://twitter.com/commonsguy > > Android App Developer Books:http://commonsware.com/books.html --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
