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> The free software movement has led to apps and programs where the users are the product, not the customer, and companies bend over backwards for advertisers.
by copsarebastards 12y ago
> The free software movement has led to apps and programs where the users are the product, not the customer, and companies bend over backwards for advertisers.
What part of "Shouldn't make money" didn't you understand? You do realize that if you're selling user data that makes money?
The free software movement has done no such thing. The apps and programs you're talking about where the users are the product are free as in beer, not free as in freedom, and the latter is what the free software movement is about.
> This article's title is woefully non-conclusive.
Maybe try reading more than the title?