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It's a good thing Microsoft is "dead" so now when appropriate we can use MS tech without having to endure the critics. As far as evil goes, to me, Google is mu

It's a good thing Microsoft is "dead" so now when appropriate we can use MS tech without having to endure the critics. As far as evil goes, to me, Google is much more scaring than MS.

SwellJoe 13y ago
"As far as evil goes, to me, Google is much more scaring than MS." You've said more about your knowledge of the history of computing than you have about Google or Microsoft. Edit: I think it would be interesting and amusing to know the ages of people downvoting this. Microsoft has such an incredible history of anti-competitive behavior that I'm surprised anyone believes Google is even in the same league of evil as Microsoft.
- jmnicolas 13y ago
  I don't think you are downvoted because your answer is wrong but because it looks like a bit condescending. But let me explain why I fear Google more than I would fear Microsoft if it was still "alive". When they were at the top (let's say 1995 to 2005) Microsoft was always about controlling people's software (everybody should use Windows and Office ...). However Google is about controlling people's information : the information you give them knowingly (in your Google Docs, Youtube videos etc) and the informations they gather in your profile / "dossier" (what searches are you doing, what videos are you watching, how long are you connected ...) whatever they call it. And to me, my data is much more important than the computing platform I'm using. I can't delete what Google know about me but I can still wipe my hard-drive and install any BSD or Linux I want.
polymatter 13y ago
I think you mean "Google is much more scary than MS". The gerund doesn't make a lot of sense in this context. For bonus fluency points, it reads better if you say "I fear Google much more than MS". I apologize if feedback on your English was unwanted. --- On another note, I generally agree. Google has a lot more scope for evil than Microsoft does. Embrace, Extend, Extinguish applies to what appeared to some Google properties too (eg Reader).
- jmnicolas 13y ago
  Oh well I wrote "scary" at first then I thought "no it must be 'scaring'". No need for apology when you give me a chance to improve my English. Thank you.

It's a good thing Microsoft is "dead" so now when appropriate we can use MS tech without having to endure the critics. As far as evil goes, to me, Google is much more scaring than MS.

SwellJoe 13y ago

"As far as evil goes, to me, Google is much more scaring than MS." You've said more about your knowledge of the history of computing than you have about Google or Microsoft. Edit: I think it would be interesting and amusing to know the ages of people downvoting this. Microsoft has such an incredible history of anti-competitive behavior that I'm surprised anyone believes Google is even in the same league of evil as Microsoft.

jmnicolas 13y ago
I don't think you are downvoted because your answer is wrong but because it looks like a bit condescending. But let me explain why I fear Google more than I would fear Microsoft if it was still "alive". When they were at the top (let's say 1995 to 2005) Microsoft was always about controlling people's software (everybody should use Windows and Office ...). However Google is about controlling people's information : the information you give them knowingly (in your Google Docs, Youtube videos etc) and the informations they gather in your profile / "dossier" (what searches are you doing, what videos are you watching, how long are you connected ...) whatever they call it. And to me, my data is much more important than the computing platform I'm using. I can't delete what Google know about me but I can still wipe my hard-drive and install any BSD or Linux I want.

polymatter 13y ago

I think you mean "Google is much more scary than MS". The gerund doesn't make a lot of sense in this context. For bonus fluency points, it reads better if you say "I fear Google much more than MS". I apologize if feedback on your English was unwanted. --- On another note, I generally agree. Google has a lot more scope for evil than Microsoft does. Embrace, Extend, Extinguish applies to what appeared to some Google properties too (eg Reader).

jmnicolas 13y ago
Oh well I wrote "scary" at first then I thought "no it must be 'scaring'". No need for apology when you give me a chance to improve my English. Thank you.