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I'd wager a guess: Greed? So much for do no evil...

• lsc 17y ago
  but it's /stupid/ to piss away the goodwill of nerds, and there is a rather large subset of the nerd population that is freakishly concerned about privacy. If you want to do business with nerds, you need to respect that. Google, I think, did a very good job of building trust and enthusiasm with nerds; it's super important for them, we are the influencers here. Sure, nerds never click on ads, but who do you think sets up the computer for the confused normals who do? The number of nerds I know who hate google to the point of using inferior search engines is growing over time.
  • hexis 17y ago
    Greed can make you stupid, just like any other kind of lust.