Two Possible Causes for Android's Losing App Store: Spam, Low Quality Apps

Apple's app store may be market-leading, but Google's Android system is fast closing in, thanks to the sheer number of different Android phones on sale. But is Android's app market actually a safe or successful place under Google's management?

Some thinkers credit Google's app environment as being more attractive than Apple's, largely due to its unrestricted open design. And Apple's App Store ecosystem, with its shuttered doors and central approval/censoring system has certainly attracted its...