Well said Nathan.

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> I have a really hard time with people who get upset that Google is doing
> evil things.
>
> 1) They are a marketing company
> 2) We gave them permission
>
> People get upset that Google is watching all that they do on their
> Android
> phones... then use a Windows phone! Or go buy a cheap pre-paid flip
> phone. You
> gave Google permission to track you and watch what you do.
>
> I think it's funny. I'm now saying this is Keith's deal, I'm just ranting
> on a
> point. Microsoft sells an operating system that I should be able to do
> what I
> want with and feel safe, however, M$ is doing evil things with it. An NSA
> back-door? I didn't give them permission for that!
>
> Google watches what I do because they ultimately want to make my life
> better.
> If they can find things I'm interested in and market them to me, so that
> I
> purchase them, they have won because they made money, but I also won,
> because
> I got something I wanted. (yeah yeah, evil capitalist agenda was to sell
> me
> something I didn't know I needed...blah)
>
> Google is there to make money by watching what I do and sell me relevant
> things. Microsoft is just evil. Trying to tell me with one hand that I am
> safe
> from this that and the other, while tracking what I do and giving it to
> big
> brother. Complete liars.
>
> Linus had the right idea, when asked if the NSA approached him about
> Linux he
> nodded yes and said "no". !!!
>
>
>
> On Sunday, December 29, 2013 01:40:39 PM keith smith wrote:
>> Thought this list might enjoy this article.  One point that came to
>> mind is
>> Google is very big and tracks our activities.  M$ is doing evil also,
>> however we do not want Google to become the only player do we??
>>
>> http://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonevangelho/2013/12/29/heres-why-microsoft-is
>> -worried-about-google-chromebooks/?partner=yahootix
>>
>>
>> ------------------------
>> Keith Smith


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