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I'm not disagreeing with you, but it's interesting how willing we are to cut Google a break. When they do something that sounds evil, we just assume it was an
by ksvs 18y ago
I'm not disagreeing with you, but it's interesting how willing we are to cut Google a break. When they do something that sounds evil, we just assume it was an oversight and that they'll fix it. Imagine our reaction if Microsoft released something with this clause in the TOS.
- silentbicycle 18y agoExactly. Some people have this sort of double standard with Apple, too, but it's surprisingly common with Google.
- cstejerean 18y agoIt's called building a reputation. If a company consistently does the "right" thing, people start to trust it and give it some leeway when it screws up. Unfortunately for Microsoft they have pretty much ruined their reputation as far as I'm concerned (most recent example of a MS screw-up is the OOXML circus).
- netcan 18y agoTrue. Shows how much reputation is worth.
- altano 18y agoThis is completely bogus. Google has been much worse about privacy than Microsoft. OOXML or how much you hate Windows or whatever has nothing to do with privacy.
- silentbicycle 18y agoWhether or not they have a reputation of doing the "right" thing (or not Being Evil, etc.), their primary business model ultimately depends on ongoing internet innovation, being safe for e-commerce, etc., so anything they provide to make the web easier to use, help defeating phishing, and so on is in their best interest. The incentives for them to be good about privacy are more vague, however.
- wmf 18y agoClaiming rights to everything that passes though your browser is a stretch even for Google. It can't be right.