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I honestly find it very easy to not use any of their services. They all have quality competitors.
While I think it'd take a very long time for Americans to actually be convinced of this, the reason why this is happening (because facebook might as well be THE internet for these users) is a lot more worrisome. Particularly when Mark himself is running soon.
(1)https://qz.com/333313/milliions-of-facebook-users-have-no-id...
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What is the dumb metaphor/analogy and why?
Calling Apple the genitals because they're a luxury brand? As soon as I saw that graphic I knew what quality of article I was in for.
I would say that iPhones and MacBooks are almost mass-market these days. Sure, they are more expensive than the alternatives, but they are so ubiquitous that can't really be considered status symbols anymore, can they?
I'm genuinely unsure how I feel about this article. First, the internet itself is only in danger if net neutrality is genuinely threatened by ISPs. Until then, the network itself is as open as it ever was. As for the services on top, the meta-layer of products and infrastructure we rely on--social media, content sources, smartphones and smart devices, etc--there's a lot of reason to be concerned. But Amazon's markets…
- Google and Facebook capture all the value in online ads
- Amazon, Google and Microsoft control the cloud
- Apple and Google have a duopoly mobile OS
- Apple and Microsoft dominate desktop OSs (sorry linux bro)
- Facebook essentially controls online political advertising, and its founder is gearing up for a run at office
Even if the pyramids were made by happy, paid, unionized workers with a good health/mummification plan (which seems a stretch), they were a terrible misuse of resources.
- Amazon not allowing the sale of chromecast
- Amazon keeping its instant video app off generic android TV devices for a long time, even though they had an app that worked with the Sony android TV.
- Amazon using its instant video app as a trojan horse to get you to install the Amazon app store on your Android phone. (and weakening your phone's security, due to having to "allow unknown sources"
I'm genuinely unsure how I feel about this article. First, the internet itself is only in danger if net neutrality is genuinely threatened by ISPs. Until then, the network itself is as open as it ever was. As for the services on top, the meta-layer of products and infrastructure we rely on--social media, content sources, smartphones and smart devices, etc--there's a lot of reason to be concerned. But Amazon's markets…
Are we talking about the same Google here? The one that owns YouTube, which created an entire culture around video streaming online?
I honestly find it very easy to not use any of their services. They all have quality competitors.
Take phone as example: You almost only have two main options for a smart phone OS here: iOS (+ Apple) and Android (+ Google).