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Originally Posted by wodin
Apple got VERY wealthy doing exactly that.
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Re,Apple and Google.
Not sure why making a success of acquisitions is being cast in some sort of negative light, but more to the point, both of of those companies got where there are, in no small part, by inventing and innovating like no else had ever done.
AltaVista? Yeah it was a search engine. So was Yahoo! and Ask, and NONE of them offered anything like the kind of seamless performance and relevant results that Google invented.
As for Apple, aside from stuff they genuinely invented, like the Apple II, to get where they are, they also took concepts and ideas that were sitting underdeveloped and ignored and turned them into well engineered and designed--and wildly successful-- products. For all I dislike about their marketing culture and ecosystem choices, I can't take that away from them.
As for collecting and monetizing user data...why on Earth single Google out? They are the most open about what they do with your data, and give huge value in return, unlike many companies, who just sell it, with your consent buried in the fine print, and you don't even know about it until there is a hack or abuse discovered.