I upvoted you, and yes my statements were gross oversimplifications and reductive, but as a consumer, one has to have a very skeptical view when entering a rela

I upvoted you, and yes my statements were gross oversimplifications and reductive, but as a consumer, one has to have a very skeptical view when entering a relationship with Google because their core business is Advertising. Regardless of my diatribe, the business decisions are what the HN community rails against, and those are typically not the decision made by the rank-and-file (who are likely contribute the most to open source).