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> In part to attempt escape from Googles eco system. i'll never understand this argument google or microsoft, it's the same just use chromium at this point,
by Shadonototro 6y ago
> In part to attempt escape from Googles eco system.
i'll never understand this argument
google or microsoft, it's the same
just use chromium at this point, or better ungoogled chromium https://ungoogled-software.github.io/ https://ungoogled-software.github.io/
- ForHackernews 6y agoUnlike Google, Microsoft is not primarily an ad-tech surveillance company. They're mostly a business software/services firm at this point. Maybe it's a minor distinction, but I think it's a real one.
- naavis 6y agoI think it's a huge distinction. Google's entire business is built on tracking users and serving ads based on that tracking data.
- ratorx 6y agoIt’s not their primary focus, but some Microsoft products do have tracking. E.g. Windows: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/general-privacy-settings-in-windows-10-7c7f6a09-cebd-5589-c376-7f505e5bf65a https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/general-privacy-... Is less of their business tracking users? Probably. However they do still track you.
- phendrenad2 6y agoThere's a massive difference between tracking your every web search, page visit, email keyword, location IRL, and tracking when your apps crash in an Operating System.
- ratorx 6y agoDid you visit the link? First sentence: > Windows generates a unique advertising ID for each user on a device, which app developers and advertising networks can then use for their own purposes, including providing more relevant advertising in apps.
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- absoflutely 6y agoSince we can't escape these companies collecting our data maybe it makes sense to silo which data they're able to collect. Basically don't put all your data in the same basket.
- runjake 6y agoHow soon we forget (Microsoft) history.
- qotgalaxy 6y agoHow soon we forget the present?
- phendrenad2 6y agoMicrosoft's past doesn't hurt me, I'm not living in 1999. Google is tracking users today.
- plerpin 6y agoIt's not for lack of trying. Microsoft would love to get a taste, but their online products don't stick.