Locking down the OS so you can't install or uninstall functionality at all is not simplicity.

ubermonkey 5 hours ago | parent | next [-]

It kinda is, though.

	▲	pixl97 36 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		Its an exchange in complexity

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FrustratedMonky 6 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

It is if Grandma keeps downloading scams and installing them.

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nottorp 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

You mean there are no scams in the famous "we're protecting you from all those internet evil guys by charging you app subscriptions" app stores?

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bigstrat2003 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

No, even then it still isn't. A device should not protect you from making bad decisions. It should be an aid in making good choices, not a nanny keeping you safe because you can't be trusted to do better.

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FrustratedMonky an hour ago | parent [-]

So, turn off your firewall if you don't want to be protected.

	▲	nottorp 29 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		Do modern OSes have services listening on external IPs without explicitly told to still?

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LexiMax an hour ago | parent | prev [-]

Grandma has a tablet these days.