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No offense, but has this guy used Google? Because it's much worse. Microsoft is not innocent, but Google makes them look like child's play. There are 3 tech com

No offense, but has this guy used Google? Because it's much worse. Microsoft is not innocent, but Google makes them look like child's play. There are 3 tech companies (in reality) that are juggernauts. Apple, Microsoft, and Google. Apple at least pretends to care about privacy (I don't believe them) Microsoft somewhat pretends (I don't believe them) and Google doesn't even pretend (I actually believe them.) Pick your poison.

fsflover 4y ago
Stallman doesn't use Google: https://stallman.org/stallman-computing.html https://stallman.org/stallman-computing.html. > Pick your poison Alternatively, you could use a GNU/Linux on PC and phone.
sedatk 4y ago
Here are the same page for other companies: - Google: https://www.gnu.org/proprietary/malware-google.html https://www.gnu.org/proprietary/malware-google.html - Apple: https://www.gnu.org/proprietary/malware-apple.html https://www.gnu.org/proprietary/malware-apple.html
- 1000100_1000101 4y ago
  Looked at the Apple one. Parts of it seem really childish. I can figure out iPhony is an iPhone, but I'm not certain what iBad and iMonster are supposed to reference. I could dig into the source references and try to figure out WTF they're trying to convey, but that shouldn't be necessary. Things like this hinder their credibility.
  - sedatk 4y ago
    I agree that the language used hurts the usefulness of the article. I figured out iBad could be iPad, but not sure about iMonster... Macs perhaps?
  - ubermonkey 4y ago
    That's rms for you. Regardless of context, it harms one's argument (and is blatantly disrespectful) to refer to people or groups or items with labels other than their actual names. That kind of foolishness has the same level of rhetorical value as MAGA types calling the opposition party the "Dummycrats" or whatever.
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ubermonkey 4y ago
"[That] guy" hates pretty much every commercial software endeavor.

fsflover 4y ago

Stallman doesn't use Google: https://stallman.org/stallman-computing.html https://stallman.org/stallman-computing.html. > Pick your poison Alternatively, you could use a GNU/Linux on PC and phone.

sedatk 4y ago

Here are the same page for other companies: - Google: https://www.gnu.org/proprietary/malware-google.html https://www.gnu.org/proprietary/malware-google.html - Apple: https://www.gnu.org/proprietary/malware-apple.html https://www.gnu.org/proprietary/malware-apple.html

1000100_1000101 4y ago
Looked at the Apple one. Parts of it seem really childish. I can figure out iPhony is an iPhone, but I'm not certain what iBad and iMonster are supposed to reference. I could dig into the source references and try to figure out WTF they're trying to convey, but that shouldn't be necessary. Things like this hinder their credibility.
- sedatk 4y ago
  I agree that the language used hurts the usefulness of the article. I figured out iBad could be iPad, but not sure about iMonster... Macs perhaps?
- ubermonkey 4y ago
  That's rms for you. Regardless of context, it harms one's argument (and is blatantly disrespectful) to refer to people or groups or items with labels other than their actual names. That kind of foolishness has the same level of rhetorical value as MAGA types calling the opposition party the "Dummycrats" or whatever.

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ubermonkey 4y ago

"[That] guy" hates pretty much every commercial software endeavor.