The problem that arose on jailbreaked iPhones is now appearing on Android devices. That is, the more we make cell phones similar to computers in architecture and capability, the more likely it is that we end up facing the same issues on the former and on the later. In this case, it is security issues.

The most annoying in this is not really the apparition of these problems, rather it is the fact that they appeared first on the Android Market, the official application distribution service for Android devices. The reason for that of course is that as opposed to Apple's App Store, there is no validation process on the Android Market.

The consequence is that application's quality on the store goes from great to not working, and sometimes actually working but with bad intentions. This of course is not a good point for the platform since it decreases user's confidence in the application store. At the end of day, it will make people less likely to pay for an application spontaneously.

Android is an open system, but we think that doesn't mean a distributor should not keep the right to monitor the quality of the applications it makes available.