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the myth of the good tech giant (analognowhere.com)

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[–] eugenevdebs@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 6 days ago (2 children)

He would have tried to sell your data if he could have. Clippy would use Recall 24/7 if he could have.

[–] tomiant@programming.dev 1 points 1 day ago

Are we debating whether we like or dislike the particular flavor of the chosen symbol for consumer activism? "Maybe if it was cornflower blue?"

[–] Eheran@lemmy.world 0 points 6 days ago

Are you telling me there was no shift in how companies want to make money over the last 30 years? That is absurd. They would have never done that in the 90s.