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> The contrast with Facebook couldn't be more stark. Wouldn't it be more stark if Google didn't do this at all?

• dtx 13y ago
  One good reason why it "shouldn't" do this? It's doing it and giving you a choice to either be a part of it or not. That is more than you can ask for from a free service. If you were able to be a part of a service, not pay a thing, feeding data to it and expecting it not to use it in anyway you wouldn't like- then you would also not see the constant innovation brought about by such companies; and this is justified as long as the user is not forced into it; the golden rule of software.
  • tjoff 13y ago
    Because with that reasoning we could, and really should, just abandon all free software. Because with that reasoning it is worthless. There are other ways to make money in this world, even for a free service, than being a dick.