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I would put it simply: Apple is a hardware company, Microsoft is a software company, and Google is an ad company. Because that's what these companies sell to ke
by krn 8y ago
I would put it simply: Apple is a hardware company, Microsoft is a software company, and Google is an ad company. Because that's what these companies sell to keep themselves alive.
- akskos 8y agoImagine what would happen if they all joined forces. Thin (less powerful than rpi) Macbook running Windows with Google ads in the OS!
- michaelmior 8y agoBut it would be free (or very cheap)!
- pc86 8y agoYeah the worst of all three worlds.
- antt 8y agoYou dropped the /s. It's a bit late.
- TheRealDunkirk 8y agoI'm convinced that Microsoft will soon offer a "free" version of Windows 10, supported by explicit tracking, advertising, and promotions (q.v., Candy Crush). I think it will be quite successful.
- cdoxsey 8y agoactually you can use windows 10 indefinitely for free. It has a little watermark but otherwise few restrictions
- smhost 8y agothere's not even a watermark for me. i downloaded from here: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10ISO https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10I... i skipped the part during installation where it says to enter a key. after install, it says windows is activated, no watermark, no countdown. i don't use it, though. i just don't trust free shit anymore.
- tatami 8y agoDid you install Win10 previously on the machine? It recognizes the license from the hardware ID it generates.
- TheRealDunkirk 8y agoYeah, it'd be interesting to get a definitive answer here...
- smhost 8y agooh, uh, maybe. i bought the system off craigslist a few years back.
- matklnz 8y agoSo, like the one there is already that you have to pay for?
- reacweb 8y agoApple build advanced products with vertical integration (taking risks, but with a high profit margin). Microsoft sells "cheap" software (historically using nasty commercial tactics). Google is an AI company. By luck, trying to give meaning to web pages and search requests brings a lot of money from ads. Google tries to get knowledge about every aspects of our lives (mail, contact, documents, travel, interests) in order to build smarter IA (like Alphago). The main risk of Google is to be broken in pieces for monopoly. Google is implied in politic to protect itself and gain military contracts. IMHO, the future of Google is about building skynet (and terminator). Earning money is a side effect.