Hmm, looks like the Apple model pf integrated hardware and software might be working out okay - let's try it ourselves!

MacOS tends to be used by more technically literate users, while iPhones are used by a much wider range of people. Unfortunately many of the iPhone users are not sufficiently tech-savvy to understand that some random app / download may not actually be what it says, potentially resulting in a loss of personal data, installation of malware, etc. Early iterations of Android had this problem and it's good that Google are moving closer to exerting more control over apps.

Summary - I don't want any grandparents or other less tech-literate folks getting caught up in the wide number of scams out there. For folks that want full control there's Android. For the other folks looking for a more integrated experience, there's the iPhone.

You have to be impressed by someone making a contribution like he did - feeding an extra 70 million people annually!

I like third party boxes like the Apple-TV which means I don't rely on the TV vendor to update the built-in app's. At lease the app versions on the Apple TV box get regularly updated, AND they stop the TV vendor from being able to track my viewing habits. Win all round!

To be fair, the original FaceTime that Jobs wanted to open up was a pure peer-to-peer product, and Apple were subsequently sued for patent infringement within that product. They changed to a central Apple server model, and that was the end of any talk about an open-source or Android version.

Why are Google not scanning applications uploaded to the Play Store for this type of malware? This seems like a great example of one of the benefits of Apple's walled garden approach to developer created app's...... (Flame On....)

Not sure if you are being sarcastic or not, but this survey was an opt-in survey with end users who already owned their own Apple Watch. It's great that 2000 people now have the option of following up with their health care provider's to see if it's a significant issue or not. Before this survey was announced I asked my family doctor about a couple of warning from my AW about low heart rate, and after a 48 hour heart monitor they did identify a problem. Without the AW I would never have known there might have been a problem, and certainly never raised the issue with my doctor. Overall I think the AW is a terrific piece of hardware, and if it helps *any* people identify potential health issues then it's money well spent.