They do and I will give them props for that. But no company should have as much control over open source that Microsoft does.
I think people are "okay" with Microsoft because so many hackers have a problem with the data agglomeration and monetization strategy of Google and Facebook, but this Microsoft "embrace" will come to a head within the…
Gotta respect how Microsoft couldn't build anything the open source community wanted to work with/on so instead they used their Windows and Office monopoly to buy everyone's favorite playgrounds.
Americans don't believe the onus is on the whole to make sure the individual lives a happy life. We just don't have the collectivist culture the Europeans have. I think this is a great thing, and is why America is where…
I agree, but the problem is that people who hate "tracking" use the same terminology. You see them all over Hacker News. To say "privacy advocates" are disingenuous is a huge understatement.
All that stuff is private and is never disclosed to anyone without a court order; or at least that is supposed to be how it works. Yellowpages told the public. That is the point.
I can't remember who said it, but someone once compared the outrage over how tech companies use data to Yellowpages. There used to be this free book that had everyone's name, address, and phone number and the only way…
Sure. I'd agree that futurists need room to think and invent the future; but VR, Blockchain, and Cryptocurrencies are not the Model T.
Because I want GitHub to be agnostic and not pushing me towards anything? This was always one of the core worries about GitHub and Microsoft. Microsoft will not leave GitHub alone. It's too important to developers, and…
I always believed Microsoft saw GitHub as a potential "in" for millions of developers, rather than a product that could generate revenue. This move doesn't worry me, as I'm sure Microsoft would look to do something easy…
God I wish I could upvote this more than once. I almost fell out my chair laughing.
> then it is fair to say that all of the usual criticisms you see on the Internet at large, where people explain why Apple products are not good enough/too expensive/whatever for them personally, are irrelevant. You…
The only reason Facebook is under so much fire is because Facebook is a scapegoat for entire groups of people. You have tech people who hate Facebook because Facebook is a social network and many tech people aren't…
I recently graduated from college and was heavily involved in national hackathons, and this story is just BS. It's so laughably BS that this story can be used as proof of the New York Time's willingness to publish…
Which basically confirms that the media is out to get Facebook. I mean I suspect the same thing, but I wish everyone would be upfront with their motives instead of acting like they're just concerned citizens. Facebook's…
> Their lack of willingness to make executive-level changes is appalling given what has come out in the last 12 months. They're under no obligation to. Firms don't (and shouldn't) make personal decisions based on the…
The problem with that plan is that if Google were to release such a service in the EU, the EU would then fine Google for using their search monopoly to prop up a service in another industry (News). The EU did something…
And it's so transparent at this point. I've listened to podcasts with reporters and they lament the rise of Facebook and how "Facebook is stealing their business" through ads and algorithm changes that hurt them. But…
Because of Trump and the US Government abdicating all responsibility in checking the Executive Branch? NYT's subscriptions jumped after the 2016 election because a free press is extremely vital at this point. The US is…
This is exactly it. Look, Facebook needs to get its act together. They are in need for serious reform. However, mainstream media knows that Facebook is under a ton of pressure and these types of stories generate a ton…
Losing 2 to 4 million users out of 375 million users is hardly "significant". It's something to look out for of course, but trying to insinuate that Facebook is in trouble in Europe with those numbers is a stretch.
Agree completely. To some people, the tradeoffs between having Amazon come with a couple tax breaks and not having Amazon come at all is worth it. Nobody put a gun to the heads of these city officials - everyone knew…
The areas with the most growth are cities, not states. And Boston is already wealthy. The states you mentioned all have major cities that are seeing the type of growth I'm talking about. The real "losers" in this…
I feel like not many places are willing to do the work in order to attract an Amazon; or better yet, foster an environment where one could build one organically. Too many pundits are trying to shame Amazon into moving…
Microsoft isn't mentioned because the world shifted in such a manner where Microsoft's monopoly is no longer as important. Nobody could have predicted this in the 80s and 90s, and this situation should be a learning…
They do and I will give them props for that. But no company should have as much control over open source that Microsoft does.
I think people are "okay" with Microsoft because so many hackers have a problem with the data agglomeration and monetization strategy of Google and Facebook, but this Microsoft "embrace" will come to a head within the…
Gotta respect how Microsoft couldn't build anything the open source community wanted to work with/on so instead they used their Windows and Office monopoly to buy everyone's favorite playgrounds.
Americans don't believe the onus is on the whole to make sure the individual lives a happy life. We just don't have the collectivist culture the Europeans have. I think this is a great thing, and is why America is where…
I agree, but the problem is that people who hate "tracking" use the same terminology. You see them all over Hacker News. To say "privacy advocates" are disingenuous is a huge understatement.
All that stuff is private and is never disclosed to anyone without a court order; or at least that is supposed to be how it works. Yellowpages told the public. That is the point.
I can't remember who said it, but someone once compared the outrage over how tech companies use data to Yellowpages. There used to be this free book that had everyone's name, address, and phone number and the only way…
Sure. I'd agree that futurists need room to think and invent the future; but VR, Blockchain, and Cryptocurrencies are not the Model T.
Because I want GitHub to be agnostic and not pushing me towards anything? This was always one of the core worries about GitHub and Microsoft. Microsoft will not leave GitHub alone. It's too important to developers, and…
I always believed Microsoft saw GitHub as a potential "in" for millions of developers, rather than a product that could generate revenue. This move doesn't worry me, as I'm sure Microsoft would look to do something easy…
God I wish I could upvote this more than once. I almost fell out my chair laughing.
> then it is fair to say that all of the usual criticisms you see on the Internet at large, where people explain why Apple products are not good enough/too expensive/whatever for them personally, are irrelevant. You…
The only reason Facebook is under so much fire is because Facebook is a scapegoat for entire groups of people. You have tech people who hate Facebook because Facebook is a social network and many tech people aren't…
I recently graduated from college and was heavily involved in national hackathons, and this story is just BS. It's so laughably BS that this story can be used as proof of the New York Time's willingness to publish…
Which basically confirms that the media is out to get Facebook. I mean I suspect the same thing, but I wish everyone would be upfront with their motives instead of acting like they're just concerned citizens. Facebook's…
> Their lack of willingness to make executive-level changes is appalling given what has come out in the last 12 months. They're under no obligation to. Firms don't (and shouldn't) make personal decisions based on the…
The problem with that plan is that if Google were to release such a service in the EU, the EU would then fine Google for using their search monopoly to prop up a service in another industry (News). The EU did something…
And it's so transparent at this point. I've listened to podcasts with reporters and they lament the rise of Facebook and how "Facebook is stealing their business" through ads and algorithm changes that hurt them. But…
Because of Trump and the US Government abdicating all responsibility in checking the Executive Branch? NYT's subscriptions jumped after the 2016 election because a free press is extremely vital at this point. The US is…
This is exactly it. Look, Facebook needs to get its act together. They are in need for serious reform. However, mainstream media knows that Facebook is under a ton of pressure and these types of stories generate a ton…
Losing 2 to 4 million users out of 375 million users is hardly "significant". It's something to look out for of course, but trying to insinuate that Facebook is in trouble in Europe with those numbers is a stretch.
Agree completely. To some people, the tradeoffs between having Amazon come with a couple tax breaks and not having Amazon come at all is worth it. Nobody put a gun to the heads of these city officials - everyone knew…
The areas with the most growth are cities, not states. And Boston is already wealthy. The states you mentioned all have major cities that are seeing the type of growth I'm talking about. The real "losers" in this…
I feel like not many places are willing to do the work in order to attract an Amazon; or better yet, foster an environment where one could build one organically. Too many pundits are trying to shame Amazon into moving…
Microsoft isn't mentioned because the world shifted in such a manner where Microsoft's monopoly is no longer as important. Nobody could have predicted this in the 80s and 90s, and this situation should be a learning…