In a different way, you could argue that the Apple Appstore (and similar) are protecting general computer users from malicious software.
There hasn't previously been vetting of software, so novices would download malicious programs from websites unaware. Now Apple performs helpful quality assurance.
rms emails a program which returns webpages via email, rather than visiting websites directly. He's completely out of touch with how modern computers or smartphones are used.
There hasn't previously been vetting of software, so novices would download malicious programs from websites unaware. Now Apple performs helpful quality assurance.