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> The problem is that most of the IT industry no longer views users as customers, but as cattle to feed ads to and harvest data from. FTFY
by majewsky 8y ago
> The problem is that most of the IT industry no longer views users as customers, but as cattle to feed ads to and harvest data from.
FTFY
- dragonwriter 8y agoIn both cases the views are largely correct; end users aren't the main or motivating purchasers for lots of the industry, their employers are, so the users literally are not the customers, and often have interests poorly aligned with the actual customers.
- greenhatman 8y agoWhy I love Linux more every day.
- AnIdiotOnTheNet 8y agoLinux's incentives are also not oriented towards the user, unfortunately, they just don't have the profit motive to treat users like cattle.