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Tons of malware infested apps get through both app stores.

https://www.pcmag.com/news/study-reveals-googles-play-store-...

https://www.zdnet.com/article/over-half-a-million-users-been...

https://www.tripwire.com/state-of-security/more-malware-infe...

https://www.darkreading.com/attacks-breaches/malicious-apps-...

https://lifehacker.com/great-now-the-apple-app-store-has-mal...

Etc..there were some studies posted about this too

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You’re being disingenuous here. Of course malware slips through the review process, but it definitely catches more than it misses. Additionally, it serves as a deterrent to malware authors to seek softer attack surfaces.

Having more stores won't open up anything. A user will still have to install them. And I'm sure they would implement their own process. Fdroid for example, compiles everything going through there

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