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... because in iOS, applications are fairly well protected from each other. They have defined, hard limits on their functionality. Are they hackable? Yes. But it's a lot harder to get malware onto them, and much less likely. Windows 8, if you stick with the newfangled Metro/WinRT apps, is also the same way (something that they're taking from Windows Phone 7). When applications can't even open files outside of a few known, shared locations (like "Documents" and "Pictures") or their own local data, it means that I'd feel MUCH more comfortable handing one to a user and letting them download and install applications on their own. Is it still locked down? Yes, but the lockdown on iOS and Windows 8 feel much, much less intrusive that the traditional IT department approach of showing people what they could do, but then popping up "access denied" messages when they try it.

J.Ja