While on the subject of iOS and Android, and the differences
between the two mobile operatig systems, Cook said that Android has 47 times
more malware than iOS. Tim Cook was interviewed by Guilluame Lacroix, the CEO
and Founder of Brut.
Much of the discussion on privacy, where Cook said that
Apple has been focused on privacy for over a decade. While talking about
privacy, Cook also talked about ‘GAFA’ - an acronym used in France that lumps
Google, Apple, Facebook, and Amazon together.
Cook said that he does not like this acronym because it
paints a picture that “all companies are monolithic in nature," and the
other companies have different business models and different values.
Cook went on to talk about Europe’s GDPR and the idea of
sideloading on the iPhone before touching upon the Android subject. The Apple
CEO said that Android has 47 times more malware than iOS.
He said that this is because there is no sideloading on the
iPhone. “We have designed iOS in such a way that there’s one App Store and
all of the apps are reviewed prior to going on the store," Cook was quoted
by MacRumours as saying.
During his discussion, Tim Cook touched upon many subjects related to Apple. He talked about Apple’s privacy efforts, what he sees as the future of Apple, AR and AI, healthcare tech, Apple’s failures, the Apple Car, and the COVID-19 pandemic, among other things.