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Re:Google Chrome silently installs a 4 GB AI model on your d... by pjc50 on Tuesday May 05, 2026 @09:37AM (#48022397)
Man, this is a dumb take even by HN standards.
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Re:Google Chrome silently installs a 4 GB AI model on your d... by dist-epoch on Tuesday May 05, 2026 @09:47AM (#48022516)
No, the dumb take is believing that if you pay for something you are not the product anyway.
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Re:Google Chrome silently installs a 4 GB AI model on your d... by coldtea on Tuesday May 05, 2026 @09:54AM (#48022587)
He meant the face-value of your comment is dumb.

But I think it as sarcasm is also wrong.

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Re:Google Chrome silently installs a 4 GB AI model on your d... by liminis on Tuesday May 05, 2026 @02:59PM (#48026929)
I definitely feel less a product on macOS than anything Google-orientated. I don't know where Windows fits into that exactly, given "paying for Windows" is not really how it's even seen, given major updates were 'free' (with extra ads).
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