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"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
by 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 agoI 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.