tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9793210.post5877436655280407566..comments2023-10-31T05:18:04.837-07:00Comments on Inside the Mind of a Nerd: Android vs. the World (of Cellphones)Eltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01892346064741622632noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9793210.post-90137538997680767642010-01-01T13:53:30.845-08:002010-01-01T13:53:30.845-08:00Hey, man! How's it going?!
Thanks for stoppin...Hey, man! How's it going?!<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by - it's good to know that I'm not blogging to only myself :) I don't have the resources of the big boys but I aim to highlight the big stories, maybe some you've missed on the other blogs you follow.<br /><br />The good company model is kind of a funny concept because it's totally contradictory to the purpose of a corporation. I think there's a fine line between being not necessarily being the good guy and being unethical - I think Facebook crossed the line into being unethical in this case. I'd like to think that Amazon is one of the few online companies that truly aims to do what's best for the customer. Obviously, we're not perfect, but I haven't seen Amazon actively and consciously do anything unethical ever.<br /><br />Open source and openness in general is a really hard pill for companies to swallow. It's easier to consume open source software than it is to contribute to it yourself. There's also legal issues that go way above my head. I agree though, it's just business.Eltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01892346064741622632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9793210.post-24001163496925237792009-12-31T07:45:10.670-08:002009-12-31T07:45:10.670-08:00Hey Elton,
I was running through my facebook frie...Hey Elton,<br /><br />I was running through my facebook friends trying to see if anyone endured the bursting of the "blog bubble" and it seems that you did. Congrats! I actually find your posts pretty informative and insightful, even after following maybe half a dozen tech blogs on my own.<br /><br />Your comments on facebook's privacy issues remind me of the "good vs. evil" debate (over which a lot of web ink has been spilled) and how a lot of apostles have emerged on the net for a "new age" of business where online companies avoid the apparently 'evil' business tactics of traditional 20th century economics. The whole "free culture" against any copyright protection has been an offshoot of this. I think it's a lot of hogwash. <br /><br />Google recently released a little manifesto about their so-called "openness" philosophy, and yet apparently they're not open enough to share their search algorithms; the excuse being that doing so would somehow hurt users in the long run. As much as things change, they also stay the same, and I prefer viewing online companies as being just as money-hungry as their non-digital counterparts. There's no good or evil online, just business and reputation costs.Jose A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12479028882243647589noreply@blogger.com