Eric Schmidt calls Android more secure than iPhone
Whenever an argument breaks out on which platform is better between iOS and Android, one of the key points of debate is always security...
Whenever an argument breaks out on which platform is better between iOS and Android, one of the key points of debate is always security. According to ZDNet, Google's Eric Schmidt has weighed in with his own opinion on the matter, proclaiming Android to be more secure than Apple's iPhone.
The proclamation was made during a question-and-answer session at the Gartner Symposium/ITxpo, where it drew laughter from the attending audience.
Gartner's Chief of Research for mobility and communications David Willis told Schmidt, "If you polled many people in this audience they would say Google Android is not their principal platform [...] When you say Android, people say, wait a minute, Android is not secure." Schmidt replied by saying, "Not secure? It's more secure than the iPhone."
More secure than iPhone, says Schmidt
Sadly enough, Schmidt didn't elaborate much on his stance. He did, however, point to the fact that Android has over a billion users, and the platform will be around for a while. Because of this, it supposedly goes through rigorous real-world security testing.
More from News AnalysisHe then talked about another criticism Android faces—that the platform is extremely fragmented. To this, he said, "With Android we have an agreement for vendors that you keep the Android stores compatible and that is a great breakthrough for Android."
Despite its fragmentation, it is worth noting that Google has made its Play Services suite of apps quite modular. Thanks to this, the company is able to push out updates for its apps on an individual basis, which more often than not, is also available to those using older versions of Android.
Google is currently gearing up to release the new version of Android, numbered at 4.4 and named KitKat. It is expected to be shown off for the first time along with the much-expected Nexus 5 on October 15.
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