eli5: Why do computer operating systems have lots of viruses and phone operating systems don’t?
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Application stores.
In a PC you can download and install any application and no one verifies it.
In a mobile phone you download and install from the application store. Those applications are verified before they go public.
Even with that, scammers and malware sometimes are published, but they are minimal compared to the situation without stores verification and control.
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