MS is _the_archetypal_megacorp_ and Google is not.;)
They are both huge megacorps, but IMO, Google is still more "good" than MS.
But yes, if there was a small company offering a comparable service as Google, I'd use it. (as long as I knew they weren't scammers, that is, which is a problem with small advertising companies on the net..:/)
But since the service is almost exactly the same as what I get from Google, I think the "Who gets my money" argument has some beef.
Besides, I am the sort of guy who will go to a family owned cafe for lunch to avoid McDonalds, who are cheaper, closer, and better tasting than what's at the cafe, but are a monolithic megacorp who I would rather not be funding.:)
How is there any greater quality in switching to MSN? I can see that being the archetypal megacorp it has a lot of data to use, but not really as much as Google. Google know what people search for.:)
And besides. I'd much rather Google get a cut of my money than M$.:P
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MS is _the_archetypal_megacorp_ and Google is not. ;)
:/)
They are both huge megacorps, but IMO, Google is still more "good" than MS.
But yes, if there was a small company offering a comparable service as Google, I'd use it.
(as long as I knew they weren't scammers, that is, which is a problem with small advertising companies on the net..
But since the service is almost exactly the same as what I get from Google, I think the "Who gets my money" argument has some beef. :)
Besides, I am the sort of guy who will go to a family owned cafe for lunch to avoid McDonalds, who are cheaper, closer, and better tasting than what's at the cafe, but are a monolithic megacorp who I would rather not be funding.
Thank you. Exactly the same here. Debianite myself.. :)
How is there any greater quality in switching to MSN? I can see that being the archetypal megacorp it has a lot of data to use, but not really as much as Google. Google know what people search for. :)
And besides. I'd much rather Google get a cut of my money than M$. :P