> "If an application is removed in this way, users will receive a notification on their phone."
The notification is optional (the Market TOS clearly states that they can remove applications without warning)
> And honestly, you're trying to spin the removal of malicious apps as something bad? Really now?
The applications removed were not even malicious (and that's straight from the Android Dev blog), they misrepresented themselves in the description but that's pretty much it.
So clearly, the Android team allows itself to remove not just malicious applications but any and all application from users's handsets.
These applications intentionally misrepresented their purpose in order to encourage user downloads, but they were not designed to be used maliciously, and did not have permission to access private data — or system resources beyond permission.INTERNET. As the applications were practically useless, most users uninstalled the applications shortly after downloading them.
The notification is optional (the Market TOS clearly states that they can remove applications without warning)
> And honestly, you're trying to spin the removal of malicious apps as something bad? Really now?
The applications removed were not even malicious (and that's straight from the Android Dev blog), they misrepresented themselves in the description but that's pretty much it.
So clearly, the Android team allows itself to remove not just malicious applications but any and all application from users's handsets.