I am amazed at how easily some of you folks have taken on this "it's their web site, they can do what they want; it's capitalism -- tough crap" attitude. (Whether Google is actually doing that here or not.)
First of all, it's just not good business practice to have an air of superiority that might, even innocently, turn off potential customers. If Google actually wants to take over the world -- even benevolently -- they shouldn't get into the practice of making enemies.
Second, Google is somewhat different in that they have always touted their philosophy of "Don't be evil." Even if you can shrug off this practice, they should not. Is their motto pure BS? Maybe. Folks didn't used to think so, but now they might. Another MicroSquish in the making? Who knows?
What a great post. Thank you.
And THIS is why people will just steal the damn thing after all. If you think of theft as yet another market force, it's easy to see why people would do it. When the law becomes overly burdensome, people just ignore it (i.e., speed limits, marijuana, taxes, etc.). How may times have folks said, "I downloaded illegally until iTunes/NetFlix/etc came along."
There is no reason, other than centuries-old legal practices, why ALL media is not distributed through every means possible. The technology is there. The market is there. The money is there. Where is the supply?
I agree that government schools are not the answer to all of life's mysteries. But...
How is this article rated 3 for interesting?
1) You offer no clear alternative. Instead, you just spout off about 95% of the schools in America. Why? What are you trying to achieve?
2) You write rather poorly. Where were you educated? And why weren't you paying attention in writing class?
3) Did you forget that this (and just about every country where the standard of living is quite high) have had public school for a very long time (over 80 years since all states in the USA mandated at least elementary education)? We didn't get that way for no reason.
"So shut up you idiot?" This is the best you can do?
Before you continue flaming me, maybe you better rethink WHY I posted my response (yes, it just might be possible for you to think, dickweed -- what are you 12?).
I was merely commenting that I don't want only money-hungry corporations in charge of our health. The last time I checked, the drugs you mentioned cost the taxpayers and the insured a hell of a lot of money so that Merck can pay huge salaries and have an obscene marketing budget. I don't want them in charge of my health, thank you very much.
I want the folks who brought us Vioxx to make all my future meds. That way, when I die from them, my family's health care costs will plummet.
"Daddy's dead because he loves us, honey."
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I am amazed at how easily some of you folks have taken on this "it's their web site, they can do what they want; it's capitalism -- tough crap" attitude. (Whether Google is actually doing that here or not.) First of all, it's just not good business practice to have an air of superiority that might, even innocently, turn off potential customers. If Google actually wants to take over the world -- even benevolently -- they shouldn't get into the practice of making enemies. Second, Google is somewhat different in that they have always touted their philosophy of "Don't be evil." Even if you can shrug off this practice, they should not. Is their motto pure BS? Maybe. Folks didn't used to think so, but now they might. Another MicroSquish in the making? Who knows?
What a great post. Thank you. And THIS is why people will just steal the damn thing after all. If you think of theft as yet another market force, it's easy to see why people would do it. When the law becomes overly burdensome, people just ignore it (i.e., speed limits, marijuana, taxes, etc.). How may times have folks said, "I downloaded illegally until iTunes/NetFlix/etc came along." There is no reason, other than centuries-old legal practices, why ALL media is not distributed through every means possible. The technology is there. The market is there. The money is there. Where is the supply?
I agree that government schools are not the answer to all of life's mysteries. But... How is this article rated 3 for interesting? 1) You offer no clear alternative. Instead, you just spout off about 95% of the schools in America. Why? What are you trying to achieve? 2) You write rather poorly. Where were you educated? And why weren't you paying attention in writing class? 3) Did you forget that this (and just about every country where the standard of living is quite high) have had public school for a very long time (over 80 years since all states in the USA mandated at least elementary education)? We didn't get that way for no reason.
"So shut up you idiot?" This is the best you can do? Before you continue flaming me, maybe you better rethink WHY I posted my response (yes, it just might be possible for you to think, dickweed -- what are you 12?). I was merely commenting that I don't want only money-hungry corporations in charge of our health. The last time I checked, the drugs you mentioned cost the taxpayers and the insured a hell of a lot of money so that Merck can pay huge salaries and have an obscene marketing budget. I don't want them in charge of my health, thank you very much.
I want the folks who brought us Vioxx to make all my future meds. That way, when I die from them, my family's health care costs will plummet. "Daddy's dead because he loves us, honey."