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This is the case if the app store is done right, that is, if it has the end user's interests in mind. But as with all things Google, the end product always boils down to how much profit it can extract from its services in ad revenues, so there isn't really that much incentive in Google to keep the Play Store tidy.

This or some variation of the idea. The result is the same, what should protect the user becomes a vector to help spread malicious apps.