@aral what's your point? Apple can also reduce their product price due to revenue from app store lock-in
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@jaffathecake My point is that Chromebook feels like a Trojan Horse to me and I don’t like that. +@kevinmarks -
@aral what gives you that feeling, compared to other devices that require login, eg iOS -
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@aral is your point "beware: companies subsidise hardware in the hope of making money from you via its software"? -
@jaffathecake No, my beef is more with *how* they make their money from the software. Not a fan of being the product being sold. -
@aral You are a commodity to most companies you engage with. Be it advertising, recommendations, usage analysis for targeting improvement -
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@aral Would imagine, though it’s tangential to your point, that prices are mostly set by the manufacturers (Samsung, Acer etc) rather than G -
@chrisphin I guess my point is more Google’s strategy. Which I see as rather shady.
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@aral There is a huge market for cheaper computers, a lot of people want to spend less than £300 -
@maverpix And that’s great. But they shouldn’t have to sacrifice their privacy for it. -
@aral I agree but there are a lot of benefits if you use Android with Google Now to be had from the data they collect.
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@aral Google’s an ad-supported company. In that light, suddenly most of what Google does makes sense.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@aral They are not inexpensive. Apple products are actually overpriced.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@aral you don’t have to log in, you can use the chromeBook as GuestThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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