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> Have they already forgotten the dumb "best viewed in IE" banners that magically vanished as soon as the user-agent changed? They have not. It's just that Goo
by sametmax 7y ago
> Have they already forgotten the dumb "best viewed in IE" banners that magically vanished as soon as the user-agent changed?
They have not. It's just that Google is the top tog now, and doesn't care.
While Microsoft is the underdog, and linux is not a cancer and they love open source.
And in 20 years this may very well reverse again.
The bottom line is to not expect share holders driven multinationals to do what you think is right. They are nor good or bad, just without the need for moral, and only constrain by the market and the law (if enforced).
- JohnNorman 7y agoThat's not true, the market and the low are based on common culture and moral. If stuff like this is seen as immoral, companies that do it will have trouble recruiting, raising capital, maintaining social presence, etc.
- amelius 7y ago> They are nor good or bad, just without the need for moral, and only constrain by the market and the law (if enforced). What do you mean by "if enforced"? That companies should be allowed to explore and exploit weaknesses in the legal system, and that we should think this is acceptable behavior? Translated to humans: a person who constantly tries to find the boundaries of the law is most likely an asshole.
- vokep 7y agoThey aren't making any judgement about the moral quality of the law or enforcing it. Just that the law can't really constrain you if it isn't enforced on you. If you have some way of getting the law enforcer to ignore you than you don't really care what the law is