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Is this a calculated derailment technique? Why MS? Because MS is the subject of the article. Feel free to submit articles about others. As mentioned above, you
by frik 10y ago
Is this a calculated derailment technique? Why MS? Because MS is the subject of the article. Feel free to submit articles about others. As mentioned above, you simply cannot compare a smartphone operating system where one handles, emails (in the cloud anyway) some personal apps and a browser to a full desktop operating system where among many other things serious work is done as well as private and enterprise data is stored. Many people don't want to trade access to that data and act as a product - it's as simple as that. Sadly there isn't an Windows 10 edition free of the tracking stuff. Let's hope France gets Microsoft to stop that or offer a new edition without that stuff.
- lotso 10y ago>As mentioned above, you simply cannot compare a smartphone operating system where one handles, emails (in the cloud anyway) some personal apps and a browser to a full desktop operating system where among many other things serious work is done as well as private and enterprise data is stored. You definitely can, Feel free to disagree, but many would argue the comparison is fair, especially considering a smart phone has replaced a desktop or a laptop for many people. But to say in such absolute terms the comparison is not appropriate is naive.
- serge2k 10y ago> Is this a calculated derailment technique? Why MS? Because MS is the subject of the article Looks to me like it's calling out people for their hypocrisy.
- ocdtrekkie 10y agoIf you were to read the comment two parents up, you'd see it's a response to a clear discussion comparing criticism of Google (and Facebook) and criticism of Microsoft. And suggesting that Microsoft is worse because they make an operating system is silly, because Google also makes an operating system. With similar concerns.