Is Google Drive worse for privacy than iCloud, Skydrive, and Dropbox? | The Verge
5 weeks ago by petej
"The real questions is what type of company would you trust with keeping your data in the cloud?
Microsoft is a software company, which sells it’s products and services to customers for money. You are the customer.
Apple is a hardware company, which sells it’s products and services to customers for money. You are the customer. You are the customer.
Dropbox is a web-service company , which sells it’s services to customers for money. You are the customer.
Google is an advertising company, which sells it’s services to customers for money. You are not the customer — advertisers are customers. You are Google’s product."
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Microsoft is a software company, which sells it’s products and services to customers for money. You are the customer.
Apple is a hardware company, which sells it’s products and services to customers for money. You are the customer. You are the customer.
Dropbox is a web-service company , which sells it’s services to customers for money. You are the customer.
Google is an advertising company, which sells it’s services to customers for money. You are not the customer — advertisers are customers. You are Google’s product."
5 weeks ago by petej
BBC News - Steve Jobs vowed to 'destroy' Android
october 2011 by petej
"I'm going to destroy Android, because it's a stolen product. I'm willing to go thermonuclear war on this."
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october 2011 by petej
iPad owners 'are rich and self-centred' - Telegraph
july 2010 by petej
"A poll of 20,000 consumers has found that the typical owner of the Apple device is power-hungry and has little time for the concerns of others."
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july 2010 by petej
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