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Re:Google I/O 2023
on Wednesday May 10, 2023 @04:56PM (#35893396)
No competitive advantage that protects the business.
Re:European Commission fines Google €4.34B in Android antitrust case
on Thursday July 19, 2018 @01:27AM (#17564091)
Both of you are insisting your own experience is more correct, without any imperical evidence or empathy. Take a moment to step back and realize your perspective isn't the only one.
Re:Is Facebook Really Scarier Than Google?
on Sunday March 25, 2018 @02:42PM (#16673718)
"No one on this site has an excuse for using GMail"... C'mon, now. I get your point, but ease it up a bit.
We can still use products built by companies. The OP has stated he's okay with "paying" using his data for the ease of use and benefits of a commercial service. It's cool you built your own! But there's a reason why GMail exists and is popular.
Re:Towards a world without Facebook
on Sunday March 25, 2018 @01:06PM (#16673127)
The one main advantage that I'm aware of is that a distributed, decentralized database for a social network would mean that there is no one private company that gatekeeps, owns, and sells the personal data within.
For all intents and purposes, Facebook's database is closed source. The community doesn't know exactly what this private company does with this data. We have to trust them with it. A blockchain database is trustless.