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Re:Patent war goes nuclear: Microsoft, Apple-owned “Rockstar... by fauigerzigerk on Friday November 01, 2013 @04:28AM (#6652479)
Google isn't selling me. They're selling a service based on information they get from me in exchange for a product they make for me. It's just another form of payment. Every form of payment comes with it's own benefits and drawbacks.

(I didn't downvote you by the way. I never downvote)

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Re:Patent war goes nuclear: Microsoft, Apple-owned “Rockstar... by gaius on Friday November 01, 2013 @03:36PM (#6655799)
Except it's not as simple as "don't use GMail and you're safe" - they have their finger in every pie via their ad system. You can very, very easily opt-out of using MS or Apple products.
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