Originally Posted by AlexK

B.t.w, a lot of people think that "less restrictive" Android marketplace is a universally "good" thing. This is not completely true:
Google Removes Malicious Android Apps -- InformationWeek

"Unlike the way Apple reviews iOS apps, Google relies on Android users to flag apps they believe violate rules. Applications that have been flagged a certain number of times are then reviewed by Google staff and removed if necessary."