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> that you have bought at a steep discount from some provider in exchange for a large chunk of your privacy. I have some doubt that the consumer observes this
by ronaldx 12y ago
> that you have bought at a steep discount from some provider in exchange for a large chunk of your privacy.
I have some doubt that the consumer observes this discount.
If consumers insisted on privacy-by-default, the point of sale cost would not be very different. It's just the industry standard not to provide this.
If we observe a steep discount now, it's because privacy-by-default has become a specialist interest that manufacturers can therefore charge extra for.
- sp332 12y agoMicrosoft just announced a "Windows 8 with Bing" product. No word on price yet but it's generally expected to be much cheaper than normal Win8.
- marcosdumay 12y agoThat's because MS wants to segment the market, and sell Windows to people that don't want to pay as much. If people refuse to buy it due to privacy issues, they'll segment it by some other feature.