Let me get this straight: A scientific community is using arbitrary and varied social climate factors to predict the end of the world. I'll put my faith in Chicken Little.
It has nothing to do with 'control' and everything with big data analysis. If I as a marketer want to know who's more likely to buy my product, Big Bang Theory fans vs Duck Dynasty, I need data analysis, and the best tool to use is to pay data collectors for that data.
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Microsoft didn't just push IE, they tried to force IE to be THE web browser on Windows machines, something that although was illegal, I find should have been in their rights to do since it's their operating system. Monopolization can get hazy though, so I understand why that wasn't allowed.
Regardless, Google isn't forcing people to use Pixel, they're just advertising it. You're comparing apples to oranges.
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Let me get this straight: A scientific community is using arbitrary and varied social climate factors to predict the end of the world. I'll put my faith in Chicken Little.
It has nothing to do with 'control' and everything with big data analysis. If I as a marketer want to know who's more likely to buy my product, Big Bang Theory fans vs Duck Dynasty, I need data analysis, and the best tool to use is to pay data collectors for that data.
False Comparison Microsoft didn't just push IE, they tried to force IE to be THE web browser on Windows machines, something that although was illegal, I find should have been in their rights to do since it's their operating system. Monopolization can get hazy though, so I understand why that wasn't allowed. Regardless, Google isn't forcing people to use Pixel, they're just advertising it. You're comparing apples to oranges.