> Disguising a proprietary development under an industry standard umbrella is a typical move from Corporate Utopia playbook.
OK, but is that what's going on here?
There's the suggestion in this part of the thread that somehow this all inhibits user freedom. But these objections appear to come out of complete ignorance of what is actually happening. I'm pointing it out because it's the people who are most concerned about corporate manipulation that need to understand what's happening to have any idea on how to guard against it.
> Also it's always a good tone to put a disclaimer, e.g. "Googler".
I guess you're suggesting I'm a Google shill? Well, (1) you're wrong (in fact, I got rid of all the Google things I used to use personally); (2) did I even say anything helpful to Google?
I suggest to take off the tin-foil hat of paranoia. It's not going to protect you from anything and, in fact, will make you more vulnerable if you let it cause you to focus on the wrong things.
OK, but is that what's going on here?
There's the suggestion in this part of the thread that somehow this all inhibits user freedom. But these objections appear to come out of complete ignorance of what is actually happening. I'm pointing it out because it's the people who are most concerned about corporate manipulation that need to understand what's happening to have any idea on how to guard against it.
> Also it's always a good tone to put a disclaimer, e.g. "Googler".
I guess you're suggesting I'm a Google shill? Well, (1) you're wrong (in fact, I got rid of all the Google things I used to use personally); (2) did I even say anything helpful to Google?
I suggest to take off the tin-foil hat of paranoia. It's not going to protect you from anything and, in fact, will make you more vulnerable if you let it cause you to focus on the wrong things.