I am well and truly with you on this one. I don’t have anything against google per se (I use most of their products) but I do get concerned when one party becomes overly influential. It can lead to abuses as well as a stagnation of innovation. I watch with interest.
I for one welcome our new faceless overlords (mind you I have to say that as there are Google opperatives out there in the shadows and they’re watching my every move).And now they want my offline world too!!
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