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After watching the CEO of OpenDNS spread tons of FUD on Hacker News itself, I will be switching to Google. Pro-tip: compete by being better, not by spreading F

• PStamatiou 17y ago
  I politely disagree and do not think David spread any FUD, but rather shared his opinion where other techies would see it- here on HN. Switching services not because you think one or the other is better for your needs, but only because you don't agree with the CEO's views/actions is a bit thick IMO. I might not think highly of certain things Steve Jobs does but that doesn't mean I'm switching to Windows 7..
  • tptacek 17y ago
    When you say that your service, which intercepts and manipulates requests to get ad dollars, is better than their service, which does not --- for the sole reason that their service is owned by an ad company --- you are coming pretty close to objectively spreading FUD. It's almost prima facie.
    • davidu 17y ago
      If you think that their service, being Google itself, does not redirect and manipulate requests (regardless of layer), you are being delusional. But we've had this discussion for years Thomas, so I doubt I'll change your opinion now.
      • wglb 17y ago
        Here is one example. Google does not redirect the NXDOMAIN request, nor does it manipulate that level.