@aral Despite http://source.android.com/ ? So not the devices (many vendors) or the OS (largely FOSS), but the services? Affero GPL?
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@milessabin Indeed. Do not confuse open source (the source is available) with open data. -
@aral Whilst I largely agree with you on this, I think it's unwise to focus specifically on Google: the whole sector is going that way. -
@milessabin Google is the most visible. It is a good landmark. -
@aral More visible than Amazon or Facebook? -
@milessabin Amazon’s business model isn’t the same (although interesting to see the overlaps). Facebook doesn’t control as much (yet?)
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@aral Ha! so MS is no longer on the radar? -
@jaykannan MS are irrelevant. The sooner they go to roost in the enterprise space the better for everyone. -
@aral woah, talk about excluding a billion users. Also, would you reccommend the Apple or Google walled garden, or the OSS mess? -
@jaykannan None of the above. Making our own alternative. http://codename-prometheus.eu -
@aral alright, why don't we get rid of all the banks and governments and restart fresh - how about a new planet? -
@jaykannan Great idea. But not my current focus. Thankfully others are working on changing those areas. -
@aral will never happen, that's Utopian. There are powerful people who won't let that happen.
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@aral because Google offers more data-capturing integrated solutions + search majority? -
@natalie_l_lloyd Yep. Android/Chromebooks/Google Internet access are all honeypots for their actual business: building a model of you.
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@aral Yes! The scariest thing is that atm they’re the only one capable of owning it all… all the way down to the infrastructure level. -
@mindcrash Exactly.
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@aral Because the sheer number of Google powered devices / services? -
@webdevotion Because of their business model; because of what they make their money from.
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@aral With so much power at your disposal “Don’t be evil” becomes a empty marketing gimmick. History has shown it’s just impossible. -
@mindcrash Indeed, it is not that the people who work there are evil. The business model dictates certain behaviour. -
@aral Exactly
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