> if you 'opt in' to the Google ecosystem, why is this a bad thing? In the same way, you 'opt in' to the Microsoft ecosystem by using Windows. The problem is e

> if you 'opt in' to the Google ecosystem, why is this a bad thing? In the same way, you 'opt in' to the Microsoft ecosystem by using Windows. The problem is everyone seems to give Google a free pass because of free stuff. What's crazy to me is that whenever Google expands the amount of information they collect, they're praised for being so innovate. I mean, one of the "best" new features of the next version of Android literally walks the entire view hierarchy on your phone and sends it all too Google's servers, but god forbid Microsoft collects some usage information and crash reports.