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Re:Our Chrome Extension Is Safe by Uw7yTcf36gTc on Friday May 15, 2020 @01:04PM (#23194522)
Is it really hard to understand? The answer is always money.
Re:Our Chrome Extension Is Safe by smexy on Friday May 15, 2020 @01:27PM (#23194792)
I'd add, an undue faith in The Algorithms.
Re:Our Chrome Extension Is Safe by slg on Friday May 15, 2020 @01:15PM (#23194660)
Are there any examples of free services that don't directly make a company money that include great support? I am struggling to think of any.
Re:Our Chrome Extension Is Safe by danieldk on Friday May 15, 2020 @02:24PM (#23195545)
Since when are G Suite and Pixel phones free products?
Re:Our Chrome Extension Is Safe by slg on Friday May 15, 2020 @02:36PM (#23195679)
Fair enough. I was mainly talking about this specific instance. From what I have heard, the G Suite and Pixel phone support is bad, but it isn't downright non-existent like it was here.
Re:Our Chrome Extension Is Safe by ferzul on Friday May 15, 2020 @04:16PM (#23196891)
google has chosen their pricing model tho. if it makes extensions a burden they should probably do something different
Re:Our Chrome Extension Is Safe by techbio on Friday May 15, 2020 @01:16PM (#23194671)
Money, sure, but it's power ahead of that. The average consumer cannot bargain.
Re:Our Chrome Extension Is Safe by ferzul on Friday May 15, 2020 @04:15PM (#23196877)
insufficient and ineffective regulation. imagine if they were actually held to account