Airpush Wants to Destroy Android

Self policing is working fairly well so far. Any developer who uses AirPush is taking a huge gamble. Personally I will uninstall the app, report it as malicious malware, and write a scathing review of any app that uses AirPush. I hope others are doing the same. The problem is going to be what happens when the carriers pre-load applications using AirPush along with a locked boot loader to prevent you from rooting your phone to remove it. That's the point where you'll see an exodus from Android. I really don't think people will put up with it. The carriers will almost certainly try it because what do they have to lose? They will probably start up-selling ad/bloatware removal like Best Buy does with PCs.

I don't get why people would say Airpush would never exist on iOS. It already does. I have seen quite a few app that use push notifications for advertisements. Not just scammy apps, but popular well recieved apps like Boxcar that hide it by labelling it App Recommendations.<p>Push notifications' promise always included ads. It is just a matter of presenting them well. It is like nagware. The annoying ones will be punished, the effective ones will be rewarded.

People went rabid went some apps started showing ads as notifications. They will continue to do so for any app that implements it. This is going to police itself initially, and I'm guessing Google will do something about eventually.