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As far as I know, Google doesn't have ads in toolbar or in Chrome (beyond those which would be displayed by the internet ordinarily). I have to say that these c
by houseabsolute 17y ago
As far as I know, Google doesn't have ads in toolbar or in Chrome (beyond those which would be displayed by the internet ordinarily). I have to say that these comments of yours are diminishing the standing of OpenDNS in my mind. There's nothing wrong with using ads to pay the bills or make a profit from your service, but being dishonest about your competitor is unacceptable.
From your article, at least a few points seem very iffy to me:
1. "You get the experience they prescribe": I haven't used Google DNS, but am I wrong in thinking that that is the exact same experience as standard DNS? If so, what's the point of this sentence except to inspire unfounded fear in the people reading your blog post?
2. "But you have to remember they are also the largest advertising and redirection company on the Internet": Misdirection to make your readers fear Google without rational basis. Presumably you are doing this to limit attrition due to this announcement, but perhaps you are just deluded. This comment was completely inappropriate in the context of Google's announcement.
3. "It’s not clear that Internet users really want Google to keep control over so much more of their Internet experience": So long as the DNS Google provides continues behaving exactly the same as the DNS an ISP or your company provides, I don't think many rational people will have an issue with Google providing (not controlling) this portion of their experience.
- tptacek 17y agoA tiny, tiny sliver of Internet users use any third party DNS service, so it's funny to think that users are worse off with Google's server than they are with AT&T's or Verizon's.