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fumartoday at 1:20 AM2 repliesview on HN

Why is android bad here? An android launcher can create the illusion of a single purpose device. What difference does it make? Battery life?


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ImPostingOnHNtoday at 9:06 AM

It represents a general purpose computer on your network which will accumulate vulnerabilities and never be patched or otherwise secured, making it a persistent insider threat as a launchpad for attacks on your network

idibikstoday at 2:44 AM

They can do too much stuff, so it’s yet another do-anything device to have to police.

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